dhariba ضريبة
Tunisian Derja · noun
“dhariba” (ضريبة) is a noun in Tunisian Derja meaning tax, levy.
Meanings
- tax, levy
- duty or charge to pay
Usage
Dhariba means the tax or levy collected by the State. The word comes from Standard Arabic and is used as is in Derja, especially when talking about money, prices, salaries or administration. For example, "tkhallas dhariba" means to pay a tax, and "bla dhariba" means tax-free or without tax. The plural is dharayeb, common in complaints about the cost of living. In everyday speech you also hear the French "taxe" or "impôts". Note: dhariba has an administrative meaning and is not used for a tip or a simple service charge.
Example
الدولة زادت الضريبة على الكراهب.
edawla zedet edhariba 3al karahib.
“The state raised the tax on cars.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “dhariba” but also “dariba”, “dhriba” and “dhareba”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Type “dhariba” on the Arabic keyboard
In Moroccan Darija
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Moroccan Darija, where it means “tax, levy”; “price to pay (figurative)”: dariba in Moroccan.