chba3 شبع
Tunisian Derja · verb
“chba3” (شبع) is a verb in Tunisian Derja meaning to be full, not hungry anymore.
Meanings
- to be full, not hungry anymore
- to be fed up with (chba3 men)
Usage
The verb chba3 (imperfect yechba3) means to have eaten enough. You say "chba3t, el hamdoulah" to politely decline a second helping, an essential phrase at the table. With the preposition men, it takes a figurative sense: "chba3t mennou", I've had enough of him. You also say "chba3 noum", he slept his fill. The corresponding adjective is chab3ane, "full, sated". The derived form chabba3, "to feed someone to the full", is used for a host who feeds their guests well.
Example
كليت برشة، شبعت.
klit barcha, chba3t.
“I ate a lot, I'm full.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “chba3” but also “chbe3”, “chba3t” and “chab3”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Digits stand in for Arabic letters that have no Latin equivalent: 3 is ayn (ع), a voiced sound from deep in the throat with no English equivalent.