tatyib تاطيب
Tunisian Derja · noun
“tatyib” (تاطيب) is a noun in Tunisian Derja meaning the act of cooking, preparing meals.
Meanings
- the act of cooking, preparing meals
Usage
Verbal noun of tayyeb (to cook). It refers to the activity of preparing food, not the room in the house, which is couzina. Used in "ma 3andich 3in fi tatyib" (I don't feel like cooking) or "tatyib w tanzif" (cooking and housework), often when talking about household chores. A sentence like "el machwi ma ya3melch tatyib" means a barbecue doesn't require real preparation. The word is common and informal, used in all regions.
Example
اليوم ما عينيش في تاطيب، نشريو حاجة من برّا
lyoum ma 3inich fi tatyib, nechriw 7aja men barra
“Today I don't feel like cooking, let's buy something from outside.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “tatyib” but also “tatyeb” and “tatib”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.