tayba طيبة

Tunisian Derja · adjective

“tayba” (طيبة) is an adjective in Tunisian Derja meaning good, pleasant.

Meanings

1. good, pleasant
2. kind, good-hearted
3. cooked, ripe

Usage

Tayba is the feminine of tayeb. It is used mostly in set wishes: "chahia tayba" (enjoy your meal), "sfra tayba" (have a good trip), "ri7a tayba" (a good smell). Said of a person, it means "kind, good-hearted": "mra tayba". In cooking, tayeb/tayba also means "cooked" or "ripe": "el ma9rouna tayba" (the pasta is cooked). Context tells these senses apart. The plural is taybin.

Example

How to write it in Latin letters

In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “tayba” but also “taiba”, “tayeba”, “teyba” and “tybe”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.

Type “tayba” on the Arabic keyboard

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