inqileb انقلاب
Tunisian Derja · noun
“inqileb” (انقلاب) is a noun in Tunisian Derja meaning coup d'état.
Meanings
- coup d'état
- reversal, turnaround
Usage
Inqileb is mostly used in political vocabulary to mean a coup d'état: inqileb 3askari (military coup), mo7awlet inqileb (coup attempt). The word is very frequent in political discussions in Tunisia, where it also serves as a polemical accusation against a seizure of power judged illegitimate. Figuratively, it means a complete reversal of a situation or attitude. Not to be confused with the dialect verb tqleb or tenkleb (to overturn, to flip over), from the same root. For an accident, it is this verb that is used, not the noun.
Example
صار انقلاب عسكري في البلاد هاذيكا
sar inqileb 3askari fil bled hedhika
“There was a military coup in that country.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “inqileb” but also “enkeleb”, “inkileb”, “in9ileb” and “inqilab”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Digits stand in for Arabic letters that have no Latin equivalent: 9 is qaf (ق), a k pronounced at the back of the throat.