rbat ربط
Tunisian Derja · verb
“rbat” (ربط) is a verb in Tunisian Derja meaning to tie, fasten.
Meanings
- to tie, fasten
- to bind, commit someone
Usage
Rbat (imperfective yorbot) means to tie or fasten: an animal, a shoelace, a parcel. One says "orbot sabbatek" (tie your shoes) or "rbat el kelb" (he tied up the dog). Figuratively, "rbat rou7ou" means to commit oneself, to bind oneself by a promise or a relationship. The participle marbout means tied, and also, figuratively, bewitched, in particular said of a man who is thought unable to consummate his marriage. The noun rbat means a bond.
Example
اربط صبّاطك لا تطيح
orbot sabbatek la ti7
“Tie your shoes so you don't fall.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “rbat” but also “rbot”, “orbot”, “rabet” and “rbet”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Type “rbat” on the Arabic keyboard
In Moroccan Darija
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Moroccan Darija, where it means “to tie, to fasten, to bind”; “to connect, to link”: rbet in Moroccan.