kabbout كبوط
Tunisian Derja · noun
“kabbout” (كبوط) is a noun in Tunisian Derja meaning coat.
Meanings
- coat
- overcoat, winter jacket
Usage
Very common word for a coat, that is, any warm garment worn over other clothes in winter. The first consonant is doubled (kabbout) and the plural is kbabet. It appears in everyday phrases: "elbes el kabbout" (put on your coat), "kabbout bel fourrure" (coat with a fur collar). The word covers a broader meaning than the French one: it can also refer to a parka or a heavy jacket. For a light jacket, people say jakta or vesta instead.
Example
إلبس الكبوط، الدنيا برد
elbes el kabbout, eddenya bard
“Put on your coat, it's cold.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “kabbout” but also “kabout”, “kebbout”, “kaboot” and “kabbot”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Type “kabbout” on the Arabic keyboard
In Algerian Darja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Algerian Darja, where it means “coat”; “overcoat, heavy coat”: kabbout in Algerian.