ban بان

Tunisian Derja · verb

“ban” (بان) is a verb in Tunisian Derja meaning appear, show up.

Meanings

1. appear, show up
2. seem, look
3. become obvious, show

Usage

Bān is very common in the sense of "to appear, show up": "bān el 9mar" (the moon has appeared). It is often used for someone you no longer see: "ma bāntech" (you don't show up anymore). In the imperfect, the construction "ybānli" is used to express an opinion: "ybānli bech yji" (it seems to me he will come). "Bān 3lih" means that it shows on the person, for example tiredness. Note: in texts written in Arabic script, the same spelling may transcribe French "bain" or the noun "Pan"; in that case it is not the verb.

Example

How to write it in Latin letters

In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “ban” but also “bén”, “bene” and “yban”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.

Type “ban” on the Arabic keyboard

In Moroccan Darija

Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Moroccan Darija, where it means “to seem (to someone)”; “to appear, show up”: ban in Moroccan.

In Algerian Darja

Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Algerian Darja, where it means “to appear, show up”; “to seem”: ban in Algerian.