chobbek شباك
Tunisian Derja · noun
“chobbek” (شباك) is a noun in Tunisian Derja meaning window.
Meanings
- window
- counter, ticket window
- nets
Usage
Chobbek, with a doubled b, is the usual word for "window": 7ell ech-chobbek, "open the window". The plural is chbabek. In administration, it also means the service counter: ech-chobbek el-mou7ad, "the one-stop counter". The form chbek, without the doubled consonant, is the plural of chabka and means "nets", notably in football or fishing. Pronunciation distinguishes the two.
Example
حلّ الشبّاك، الدنيا سخونة
7ell echobbek, eddenya s5ouna
“Open the window, it's hot.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “chobbek” but also “chobak”, “chebbek”, “chobbak” and “chbabek”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.