sebt سبت
Tunisian Derja · noun
“sebt” (سبت) is a noun in Tunisian Derja meaning Saturday.
Meanings
- Saturday
Usage
Sebt means Saturday. It is most often used with the article and preceded by "nhar" (day): "nhar es-sebt" (Saturday, the day of Saturday). To say "next Saturday", use "es-sebt ejjey"; for "last Saturday", "es-sebt elli fet". "3chiyet es-sebt" means Saturday afternoon or late in the day. As with the other days, there is no preposition equivalent to English "on" before the day: "nji nhar es-sebt" is enough for "I'm coming on Saturday".
Example
نتلاقاو نهار السبت في القهوة.
netla9aw nhar essebt fel 9ahwa.
“We'll meet on Saturday at the café.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “sebt” but also “essebt”, “sabt”, “es-sebt” and “sbet”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Type “sebt” on the Arabic keyboard
In Moroccan Darija
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Moroccan Darija, where it means “Saturday”: sebt in Moroccan.