tabdil تبديل
Tunisian Derja · noun
“tabdil” (تبديل) is a noun in Tunisian Derja meaning change, modification.
Meanings
- change, modification
- substitution of a player or guard
- exchange (of one item for another)
Usage
Tabdil is the verbal noun of beddel (to change, to replace, to exchange). It is used for any kind of change: tabdil fel khedma (a change at work), tabdil el jaw (a change of air). In football, it is the common word for a player substitution, and one also says tabdil el 7orras for the changing of the guard. In a market or shop, it can refer to exchanging an item. The register is neutral and understood by everyone. To say "I changed", use the verb beddelt, not the noun. Do not confuse it with sarf, which refers to currency exchange or small change.
Example
صار تبديل في الماتش في الدقيقة الأخيرة.
sar tabdil fel match fel d9i9a el lekhra.
“A substitution was made in the match in the last minute.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “tabdil” but also “tebdil”, “tbadil”, “tabdeel” and “tabdyl”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.