jabbar جبار

Tunisian Derja · adjective

“jabbar” (جبار) is an adjective in Tunisian Derja meaning formidable, tremendous (work, effort).

Meanings

1. formidable, tremendous (work, effort)
2. mighty, very strong
3. tyrannical, despotic

Usage

Jabbar often describes an effort or piece of work judged remarkable. The collocations "3amal jabbar" and "majhoud jabbar" come up constantly in congratulations and public thanks. The word is also used to describe an extraordinary strength or ability, for example a brain or a player. Applied to a person in power, it takes a negative sense: tyrant, harsh and oppressive man. Al-Jabbar is also one of the divine names, which gives the word a certain solemnity. Outside compliments, it belongs to a rather formal register.

Example

How to write it in Latin letters

In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “jabbar” but also “jabar”, “jabbèr”, “djabbar” and “jebbar”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.

Type “jabbar” on the Arabic keyboard