bayen باين

Tunisian Derja · adjective

“bayen” (باين) is an adjective in Tunisian Derja meaning visible, apparent.

Meanings

1. visible, apparent
2. obvious, clear
3. it seems, apparently

Usage

Bayen means that something can be seen: "el ta3b bayen 3lih" (the tiredness shows on him). It also serves to say that something is obvious: "bayen!" (that's clear!, obviously). The construction "bayen fih / bayen 3lih" expresses an impression: "bayen fih ghali" (it looks expensive). Used at the start of a sentence, it means "apparently, it seems that": "bayen ma yjich" (it seems he won't come). The feminine is bayna. For the negative, one says "mahouch bayen" (it doesn't show, it's not clear). Common register.

Example

How to write it in Latin letters

In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “bayen” but also “bayn”, “beyn”, “baien” and “beyen”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.

Type “bayen” on the Arabic keyboard

In Moroccan Darija

Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Moroccan Darija, where it means “clear, obvious”; “visible, apparent”: bayn in Moroccan.

In Algerian Darja

Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Algerian Darja, where it means “obvious, plain to see”; “visible, noticeable”: bayen in Algerian.