hroub هروب
Tunisian Derja · noun
“hroub” (هروب) is a noun in Tunisian Derja meaning flight, escape.
Meanings
- flight, escape
- evasion of a problem
Usage
An action noun related to the verb hreb (to flee, to run away), very common in Tunisia. It refers to physical flight (hroub mel 7abs, a prison escape) as well as to moral evasion: "hedha hroub" is said of someone who avoids a discussion or a responsibility. It is also found in the phrase "ma minnou hroub" (there is no escaping it), about fate. Although sources sometimes classify it as an adjective, it is a noun. For clandestine emigration, "7arga" is used instead.
Example
سكرتلو التليفون؟ هذا هروب.
Sakkartlou ettelifoun? Hedha hroub.
“You hung up on him? That's running away.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “hroub” but also “hrob”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.