bawaba بوابة

Tunisian Derja · noun

“bawaba” (بوابة) is a noun in Tunisian Derja meaning gate, large entrance door.

Meanings

1. gate, large entrance door
2. boarding gate, access point
3. web portal

Usage

Bouweba refers to a large door or access point: the entrance of a site, a station or an airport, or a security gate. In everyday life, people more often say bab (door) or the French "portail". Bouweba belongs to a slightly more formal register, close to Standard Arabic. It is heard mostly in announcements, transport and administration, where it also means an online portal. The plural is bouwebet. It should not be used for an ordinary house door: for that, say bab.

Example

How to write it in Latin letters

In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “bawaba” but also “bouweba”, “bouwaba”, “bwaba” and “baweba”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.

Type “bawaba” on the Arabic keyboard