labes bih لاباس بيه
Tunisian Derja · expression
“labes bih” (لاباس بيه) is an expression in Tunisian Derja meaning well-off, comfortable financially.
Meanings
- well-off, comfortable financially
- doing well
Usage
Labes bih is used for a person or family that lives without material difficulties: "3aylthom labes bihom" (their family is well-off). The final pronoun agrees with the person: labes bih (him), labes biha (her), labes bihom (them). The expression is discreet and polite, less blunt than "ghni" (rich). It can also describe someone who is doing well, physically or in their situation. Not to be confused with "labes" alone, which means "how are you" / "I'm fine" in greetings.
Example
عايلتها لاباس بيها، ما ينقصهم شي
3ayletha labes biha, ma yon9ashom chay
“Her family is well-off, they lack nothing.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “labes bih” but also “labas bih”, “lebes bih” and “labess bih”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Type “labes bih” on the Arabic keyboard
In Algerian Darja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Algerian Darja, where it means “well-off, financially comfortable”; “doing well, in good health”: labas bih in Algerian.