tbiba طبيبة
Tunisian Derja · noun
“tbiba” (طبيبة) is a noun in Tunisian Derja meaning female doctor.
Meanings
- female doctor
Usage
Tbiba is the feminine of tbib, doctor. It is used to designate a woman doctor, whether a general practitioner or a specialist: "mchit lel tbiba", I went to the doctor's (female). In conversation, people also often say "doctoura" or simply "la docteur", under French influence. To address her directly, one uses "docteur" or "doctoura" rather than tbiba. The usual plural is tbibet. Neutral register, used both in speech and in writing. No particular connotation.
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “tbiba” but also “tbibaa”, “tbibe” and “tabiba”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.