mejboud مجبود
Tunisian Derja · adjective
“mejboud” (مجبود) is an adjective in Tunisian Derja meaning pulled, drawn out.
Meanings
- pulled, drawn out
- stretched, taut
Usage
Mejboud is the passive participle of the verb "jbed", to pull. It describes what has been pulled, stretched or drawn out. It appears in "mejboud mennou el hwé", vacuum-packed (literally "whose air has been removed"), on food packaging. It is also used for a thread, a sheet or a well-taut rope. The feminine is "mejbouda". Do not confuse it with "mjabbed", which keeps a sense of repeated action, nor with "jbid", the pulling.
Example
الحبل مجبود مليح، ما يطيحش.
el 7bel mejboud mli7, ma yti7ch.
“The rope is well taut, it won't fall.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “mejboud” but also “majboud”, “mejbud” and “mjboud”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.