sab صاب
Tunisian Derja · verb
“sab” (صاب) is a verb in Tunisian Derja meaning to find.
Meanings
- to find
- thank goodness that, at last
Usage
Sab is the usual verb for "to find" in Tunisian: sebt (I found), ma sebtouch (I didn't find it), nsib (I find), "sebt el mafte7?" ("did you find the key?"). It is also used figuratively: "ma sabch ach ya3mel" ("he didn't know what to do"). Fixed at the start of a sentence, sab expresses relief: "sab jit!" ("thank goodness you came!"). The verb takes its complement directly. It should not be confused with sab ("to pour, to flow"), which is written with a soft s.
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “sab” but also “sebt” and “saab”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Type “sab” on the Arabic keyboard
In Moroccan Darija
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Moroccan Darija, where it means “to find”; “to manage to, get the chance”: sab in Moroccan.