sob صب
Tunisian Derja · verb
“sob” (صب) is a verb in Tunisian Derja meaning to pour, make a liquid flow.
Meanings
- to pour, make a liquid flow
- to pour down (rain)
- to deposit money, pay in
Usage
Sabb is the usual verb for "to pour": you pour water, tea, oil, or an ingredient into a dish. In the imperfect, one says ysobb ("he pours") and nsobb ("I pour"), which in Arabic script looks close to other words. It is also used for rain falling hard: sabbet ennou, "it poured with rain". Finally, it is used for money paid into an account or a cheque deposited at the bank. It takes 3la ("on") or fi ("in"). The register is neutral and everyday.
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “sob” but also “sabb”, “seb”, “soub” and “sab”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Type “sob” on the Arabic keyboard
In Moroccan Darija
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Moroccan Darija, where it means “to pour a liquid”; “to pour down (rain)”: sebb in Moroccan.