khayeb خايب
Tunisian Derja · adjective
“khayeb” (خايب) is an adjective in Tunisian Derja meaning ugly.
Meanings
- ugly
- bad, poor quality
- nasty, unkind
Usage
Khayeb (feminine khayba, plural khaybin) is the usual adjective for physical ugliness: wejhou khayeb (he has an unattractive face). It is also used to say that something is bad: chou3our khayeb (a bad feeling), or that a person is unpleasant. The phrase moch khayeb means "not bad, quite decent", a very common moderate compliment. Among friends, "enti khayeb" is readily used to tease; the word is still hurtful if said seriously. Its opposite is mezyen or behi.
Example
اللون هذا خايب برشا
el loun hedha khayeb barcha
“This color is really ugly.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “khayeb” but also “5ayeb”, “khayba”, “5ayba” and “khayeeb”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Digits stand in for Arabic letters that have no Latin equivalent: 5 is kha (خ), like the ch in Scottish loch.
Type “khayeb” on the Arabic keyboard
In Moroccan Darija
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Moroccan Darija, where it means “bad, poor”; “ugly”: khayb in Moroccan.
In Algerian Darja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Algerian Darja, where it means “ugly”; “bad, shameful”: khayeb in Algerian.