rbe7 ربح

Tunisian Derja · verb

“rbe7” (ربح) is a verb in Tunisian Derja meaning to earn (money, profit).

Meanings

1. to earn (money, profit)
2. to win (a match, a bet)
3. gain, profit (noun)

Usage

Rbe7 means to win or gain, in the material sense as well as in the sense of victory. It is used for money (rbe7 barcha flous, "he earned a lot of money"), for a business that turns a profit, for the lottery or for a match: el équipe rob7et, "the team won". The imperfect is yerba7. The word also serves as a noun (rbe7 or ribe7, "the profit"). It is heard in the blessing rabbi yerba7ek ("may God make you prosper"). Note: for "to earn one's living", people rather say yjib lflous or ye5dem 3la rou7ou.

Example

How to write it in Latin letters

In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “rbe7” but also “raba7”, “rbah”, “rba7” and “rbe7t”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.

Digits stand in for Arabic letters that have no Latin equivalent: 7 is ha (ح), a breathy h from the throat.

Type “rbe7” on the Arabic keyboard

In Moroccan Darija

Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Moroccan Darija, where it means “to win (match, prize, contest)”; “to earn, to make a profit”: rbe7 in Moroccan.

In Algerian Darja

Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Algerian Darja, where it means “to win (match, contest)”; “to make a profit”: rbe7 in Algerian.