bsabab بسبب
Tunisian Derja · preposition
“bsabab” (بسبب) is a preposition in Tunisian Derja meaning because of.
Meanings
- because of
- owing to
Usage
Bsabab, often written "b sbab", means "because of" and goes before a noun or a suffixed pronoun: "bsababek" (because of you). It is used in speech and in writing, often to assign blame or to explain a delay. Before a clause, people say "5ater" or "3la 5ater" (because) instead. The form "3la sbab" also exists, with a similar meaning. Avoid placing a conjugated verb directly after bsabab: the word introduces a noun or a pronoun, not a whole clause.
Example
وصلت مخّر بسبب الزحمة.
wsolt m5ar bsabab ez-za7ma.
“I arrived late because of the traffic.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “bsabab” but also “bsabeb” and “bisabab”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Type “bsabab” on the Arabic keyboard
In Algerian Darja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Algerian Darja, where it means “because of”; “thanks to”: bsbab in Algerian.