tebdila تبديلة
Tunisian Derja · noun
“tebdila” (تبديلة) is a noun in Tunisian Derja meaning change, modification.
Meanings
- change, modification
- replacement (part, item)
- outfit, change of clothes
Usage
Tebdila is the verbal noun of baddel (to change). It refers to a one-off change, for example in a schedule ("fama tebdila fel jadwel ?"), or to the replacement of a part or a device. It is also used for a complete outfit, a change of clothes: "3mel tebdila jdida" (he got himself a new outfit). The register is informal and everyday. The usual plural is tebdilet. For an abstract or major change, people rather say "taghyir".
Example
فما تبديلة في وقت القراية غدوة؟
famma tebdila fi wa9t el 9raya ghodwa?
“Is there a change in the class time tomorrow?”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “tebdila” but also “tabdila”, “tbdila” and “tebdyla”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.