jarreb جرب
Tunisian Derja · verb
“jarreb” (جرب) is a verb in Tunisian Derja meaning to try, to attempt.
Meanings
- to try, to attempt
- to taste, to test (product, dish)
- to experience, to go through
Usage
Jarreb is the usual verb for "to try" in Tunisia. It takes a direct object (jarreb el-makla, "taste the dish") or is followed by a conjugated verb with no particle: jarreb a7ki m3ah, "try talking to him". The set phrase jarreb 7aDhdhek, "try your luck", is very common. The imperative jarreb is also used to encourage someone: "go on, give it a try". In the sense of "going through an experience", one says jarrabt el-ghorba, "I have known exile". Jarreb is also used for trying on clothes. The derived noun tajrba ("experience") is in common use. The register is neutral.
Example
جرّب هالسروال، يمكن يجي على قدّك.
jarreb hasserwel, ymkin yji 3la 9addek.
“Try these trousers, they might fit you.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “jarreb” but also “jareb”, “jarrab”, “jarb” and “jarab”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Type “jarreb” on the Arabic keyboard
In Moroccan Darija
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Moroccan Darija, where it means “to try, test”; “to put to the test”: jerreb in Moroccan.
In Algerian Darja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Algerian Darja, where it means “to try, attempt”; “to test, put to the test”: jerreb in Algerian.