jbedan جبدان
Tunisian Derja · noun
“jbedan” (جبدان) is a noun in Tunisian Derja meaning pulling, tugging.
Meanings
- pulling, tugging
- stretching, tension
Usage
Jbedan is the verbal noun of jbed, "to pull". It names the act of pulling, often insistently or repeatedly. It is used for a scuffle (jbedan mel cha3r, "pulling hair"), a bag being snatched or a rope being pulled. The -an form expresses prolonged action, as in 3ddan, "biting". The word is colloquial. It is often rendered more naturally with a verb than a noun: "it pulls", "they pull".
Example
بداو الجبدان مالشعر قدام الناس.
bdew ejjbedan mel cha3r 9odem ennes.
“They started pulling each other's hair in front of everyone.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “jbedan” but also “jebdan”, “jbidan”, “jabdan” and “jbadan”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.