baddel بدل
Tunisian Derja · verb
“baddel” (بدل) is a verb in Tunisian Derja meaning to change, replace.
Meanings
- to change, replace
- to exchange, swap
- to change clothes
Usage
Baddel is a very common transitive verb. It is used for an object being replaced (baddel el vitesse, "to change gear"), for a decision (baddel ra'you, "to change one's mind") or for a name (baddel esmou). With b, it means "to exchange for": baddeltha b5ir menha, "I swapped it for something better". Used on its own, baddel can mean "to get changed, to change clothes". For an intransitive sense such as "he has changed", the form tbaddel is used: tbaddel barcha, "he has changed a lot". Do not confuse the two forms.
Example
فكّرتوني بالنكتة متاع الخنزير اللي يحبّ يبدّل اسمه
Fakkartouni bennokta mte3 el5enzir elli y7eb ybeddel essmou
“You reminded me of the joke about the pig who wants to change his name.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “baddel” but also “badel”, “beddel”, “bedel” and “badl”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Type “baddel” on the Arabic keyboard
In Moroccan Darija
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Moroccan Darija, where it means “to change, to alter”; “to replace, to exchange”: bddel in Moroccan.
In Algerian Darja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Algerian Darja, where it means “change, alter”; “replace, exchange”: beddel in Algerian.