s7ab سحب
Tunisian Derja · verb
“s7ab” (سحب) is a verb in Tunisian Derja meaning withdraw (money).
Meanings
- withdraw (money)
- retract (words, a complaint)
- pull out, draw
Usage
S7ab, imperfect yos7ob, is used mainly for withdrawing money: nos7ob flous (I withdraw money), at the counter or the ATM. One also says s7ab klemou (he took back what he said) and s7ab chakwa (he withdrew his complaint). The corresponding noun, sa7b, belongs rather to the administrative and journalistic register (sa7b el flous). For a draw, as in a lottery, one says tir or 9or3a. The verb is used in speech as well as in writing.
Example
لازمني نمشي نسحب فلوس قبل ما نشري
lezemni nemchi nos7ob flous 9bal ma nechri
“I have to go and withdraw money before I do my shopping.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “s7ab” but also “so7b”, “sa7b” and “s7eb”. 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.