tadhrab تضرب
Tunisian Derja · verb
“tadhrab” (تضرب) is a verb in Tunisian Derja meaning you hit / she hits.
Meanings
- you hit / she hits
- to strike, bang hard
- to make (a call), deal (a blow)
Usage
Tadhrab is the imperfect form of the verb dhrab (to hit), in the second person masculine ("you hit") or the third person feminine ("she hits"). Only context settles which. The verb is used literally: to hit someone or bang on an object. It also appears in common expressions, such as dhrab telephone (to make a phone call). The passive titidhrab means "to get hit". Beware of a pitfall: depending on the expression, dhrab does not necessarily refer to physical violence. Read the whole sentence before translating.
Example
علاش تضرب في خوك؟
3lech tadhrab fi khouk?
“Why are you hitting your brother?”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “tadhrab” but also “todhrob”, “tadhreb”, “tedhrab” and “tdhrab”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.