t3ab تعب
Tunisian Derja · verb
“t3ab” (تعب) is a verb in Tunisian Derja meaning to get tired, be tired.
Meanings
- to get tired, be tired
- to go to great trouble
Usage
T3ab (imperfect yat3ab) means "to get tired". In the past tense it often has the sense of "to be tired": t3abt, "I am tired". With 3la, it means "to go to great trouble for someone or something": t3abt 3lih barcha, "I went to a lot of trouble for him". The intensive form ta33ab (yta33ab) means "to tire someone out" or "to be a burden": el khedma tta33ab, "work is exhausting". The corresponding adjective is ta3ben, "tired". The word belongs to everyday register.
Example
تعبت برشا اليوم في الخدمة.
t3abt barcha lyoum fel khedma.
“I got very tired at work today.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “t3ab” but also “t3ib” and “ta3ab”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Digits stand in for Arabic letters that have no Latin equivalent: 3 is ayn (ع), a voiced sound from deep in the throat with no English equivalent.