dbara دبارة

Tunisian Derja · noun

“dbara” (دبارة) is a noun in Tunisian Derja meaning meal cooked for the day.

Meanings

1. meal cooked for the day
2. daily household shopping and spending
3. arrangement, solution found

Usage

The word dbara first means the meal prepared for the day, and by extension the shopping and the money spent on it. The question "chniya dbara lyoum?" ("what are we eating today?") is typical of home life. The word is related to the verb dabber ("to manage, to get organized"): doing the dbara means running the household's provisioning. It also appears in the broader sense of an arrangement or a trick. The register is informal and everyday. Do not confuse it with a specific dish: the word means the planned meal, whatever it is.

Example

How to write it in Latin letters

In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “dbara” but also “dbera”, “dbare” and “edbara”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.

Type “dbara” on the Arabic keyboard