nabdh نبض
Tunisian Derja · noun
“nabdh” (نبض) is a noun in Tunisian Derja meaning pulse, heartbeat.
Meanings
- pulse, heartbeat
- pulse (figurative): mood, atmosphere
Usage
Nabdh means the pulse or the beating of the heart. The word comes from standard Arabic and keeps a somewhat formal tone, but it is commonly heard at the doctor's ("chadd nabdhou", he took his pulse) and in affectionate or poetic language: "nabdh galbi" (the beating of my heart) is addressed to a loved one. In the media, "nabdh ech-chére3" means public opinion on the street. In casual conversation, to say that the heart is pounding, people more readily say "galbi ydegg".
Example
الطبيب شدلو النبض وقالو كل شي لاباس.
e tbib chaddlou en-nabdh w 9allou kol chay labes.
“The doctor took his pulse and told him everything was fine.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “nabdh” but also “nabd”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.