lebsa لبسة
Tunisian Derja · noun
“lebsa” (لبسة) is a noun in Tunisian Derja meaning outfit, set of clothes.
Meanings
- outfit, set of clothes
- traditional costume
Usage
Lebsa refers to a complete outfit, what one wears all at once, rather than a single garment. One speaks of "lebsa jdida" (a new outfit), "lebsa sport", "lebsa mta3 el 5edma" (work clothes). The word is widely used for celebrations, especially Eid and weddings: buying the children their Eid lebsa is a strong custom. It is also used for traditional costumes, such as "lebsa tounsia". The plural is lbes. The corresponding verb is lbes (to get dressed, to wear).
Example
شريت لبسة جديدة للعيد
chrit lebsa jdida lel 3id
“I bought a new outfit for Eid.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “lebsa” but also “labsa”, “lebssa”, “lbsa” and “libsa”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Type “lebsa” on the Arabic keyboard
In Moroccan Darija
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Moroccan Darija, where it means “outfit, set of clothes”; “dress (women's garment)”: lebsa in Moroccan.
In Algerian Darja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Algerian Darja, where it means “outfit, garment”; “way of dressing”: lebsa in Algerian.