ghbar غبار
Tunisian Derja · noun
“ghbar” (غبار) is a noun in Tunisian Derja meaning dust.
Meanings
- dust
Usage
The word ghbar means dust: the kind that settles in a house, or the kind the wind stirs up. For example, ed-dar kollha ghbar, "the house is full of dust". The verb nafadh el-ghbar means "to dust". The word ghobra also exists and is often used with the same meaning. Finally, tla3 el-ghbar, literally "the dust has risen", can figuratively describe great commotion. For a sandstorm, 3ajja is more usual.
Example
الدار كلها غبار، لازمها تنظيف
ed-dar kollha ghbar, lezmha tandhif
“The whole house is covered in dust, it needs cleaning.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “ghbar” but also “8bar”, “ghobar” and “ghbaar”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Digits stand in for Arabic letters that have no Latin equivalent: 8 is light ha (ه) or ghayn (غ), depending on the writer.