m5abbi مخبي
Tunisian Derja · adjective
“m5abbi” (مخبي) is an adjective in Tunisian Derja meaning hidden.
Meanings
- hidden
- hiding, concealing
Usage
M5abbi is the participle of the verb 5abba (to hide). Its forms are m5abbi (masculine), m5abbia (feminine) and m5abbiin (plural). It has a passive sense, "hidden": "lflous m5abbia". It also has an active sense, "hiding": "m5abbi 7aja" (he is hiding something), "m5abbi rassou" (he is hiding, he is keeping a low profile). Context decides between the two. The word is common in speech and online, in a neutral or casual register.
Example
الفلوس مخبّية في الخزانة
lflous m5abbia fil 5zana
“The money is hidden in the cupboard.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “m5abbi” but also “mkhabbi”, “m5obbi” and “m5abi”. 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 “m5abbi” on the Arabic keyboard
In Moroccan Darija
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Moroccan Darija, where it means “hidden, concealed”; “hiding”: mkhebbi in Moroccan.
In Algerian Darja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Algerian Darja, where it means “hidden, concealed”; “hiding”: mkhabbi in Algerian.