dabber دبر
Tunisian Derja · verb
“dabber” (دبر) is a verb in Tunisian Derja meaning to find, get hold of, arrange.
Meanings
- to find, get hold of, arrange
- to manage, fend for oneself
Usage
The verb dabber, with its doubled second syllable, is very frequent. With an object, it means "to find" or "to get" something, often by informal means: "dabbart flous", I found some money. In the expression dabber rasek ("fend for yourself"), it means to get out of a situation on your own, sometimes with a nuance of "it's no longer my problem". The derived noun is tadbira, "a plan, a scheme". The register is colloquial but not vulgar.
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “dabber” but also “dabbar”, “dber”, “dabar” and “debber”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.