t9abel تقابل
Tunisian Derja · verb
“t9abel” (تقابل) is a verb in Tunisian Derja meaning to meet, see each other.
Meanings
- to meet, see each other
- to face, confront
Usage
T9ébel means "to meet, to get together". It is conjugated mostly in the plural: "nit9ablou", "we'll see each other", or "t9ablou fel 9ahwa", "they met up at the café". To say meet someone, the preposition m3a is used: "t9ébelt m3ah". The related form 9ébel, without the t, means "to receive someone" or "to face". With bih, the expression "wejh t9ébel bih ennès" means "to dare to show oneself in front of people". The verb is also used in sport for two teams facing each other.
Example
نتناقشوا فيه و نعملوا موعد نتقابلوا
Nitne9chou fih w na3mlou maw3ed nit9ablou
“We'll discuss it and set a time to meet.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “t9abel” but also “tqabel”, “t9ébel”, “tet9abel” and “t9ablou”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Digits stand in for Arabic letters that have no Latin equivalent: 9 is qaf (ق), a k pronounced at the back of the throat.