tsou7ib تصوحيب
Tunisian Derja · noun
“tsou7ib” (تصوحيب) is a noun in Tunisian Derja meaning going out with someone.
Meanings
- going out with someone
- romance, fling
Usage
Tsouhib comes from sa7bi and sa7obti, "my boyfriend" and "my girlfriend" in the romantic sense. It refers to a relationship between a boy and a girl outside marriage. The word is informal and often tinged with judgment: parents or commentators use it to talk about teenage affairs or relationships considered not serious. It is readily contrasted with "l'khetba", the engagement, or with marriage. It does not mean "friendship"; friendship is rather "s7ouba".
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “tsou7ib” but also “tsouhib”, “tsawhib”, “tswi7ib” and “tsuhib”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Digits stand in for Arabic letters that have no Latin equivalent: 7 is ha (ح), a breathy h from the throat.