saba صابة
Tunisian Derja · noun
“saba” (صابة) is a noun in Tunisian Derja meaning harvest, agricultural yield.
Meanings
- harvest, agricultural yield
- abundance, good season
Usage
Saba refers to the harvest of a season, especially an agricultural one. One speaks of sabet zitoun, "the olive harvest", or sabet el9amh, "the wheat harvest". The word is also used to judge the quantity: saba behia, "a good harvest". It is common in the media and in conversations about agriculture, especially in olive-growing regions. Remember that the word refers to the year's production as a whole, not to the act of picking, which is expressed differently (jni for olives).
Example
صابة الزيتون العام هذا باهية.
sabet ezzitoun el3am hedha behia.
“The olive harvest is good this year.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “saba” but also “sabba”, “sabet” and “sabbet”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.