mahboul مهبول
Tunisian Derja · adjective
“mahboul” (مهبول) is an adjective in Tunisian Derja meaning crazy, mad.
Meanings
- crazy, mad
- reckless, foolish
Usage
Mahboul means "crazy", both literally and figuratively. The feminine is mahboula, the plural mhabel. It often serves as an affectionate or exasperated reproach (inti mahboul ?, "are you crazy?") or describes someone who acts without thinking. Nweli mahboul, "I'm going crazy", expresses exasperation or enthusiasm. Said contemptuously to someone, the word can hurt, but it remains informal and common, not vulgar. The corresponding verb is tahbel, "to go crazy".
Example
في تونس بركا تلقى \" مهبول \" يحكي فال الواقع
Fi tounes Barka Tel9a \" Mahboul \" ya7ki fel lwe9a3
“In Tunisia, you only find a "madman" who talks about reality.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “mahboul” but also “mahbol”, “mehboul”, “mahbul” and “mahboule”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Type “mahboul” on the Arabic keyboard
In Algerian Darja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Algerian Darja, where it means “crazy, mad”; “amazing, impressive (admiring)”: mahboul in Algerian.