ta3eb تاعب
Tunisian Derja · adjective
“ta3eb” (تاعب) is an adjective in Tunisian Derja meaning tired.
Meanings
- tired
- exhausted, worn out
- unwell (euphemism)
Usage
An everyday adjective for saying you are tired: "ana ta3eb" (I am tired). Feminine ta3ba, plural ta3bin. You can specify the body part: "mokhi ta3eb" (my head is tired, I can't think anymore). For emphasis, say "ta3eb barcha" or "ta3eb yesser". It is sometimes used, out of discretion, to say that a person is unwell: "baba ta3eb chwaya" (my father is a bit ill). The corresponding verb is ta3eb (to get tired) and the noun is ta3b (tiredness).
Example
خدمت النهار الكل، توا تاعب برشة.
khdemt ennhar el-kol, twa ta3eb barcha.
“I worked all day, now I'm very tired.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “ta3eb” but also “ta3ib”, “taeb”, “t3ab” and “ta3ba”. 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.