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Hello!

I'm new to Arabic, and so I have no idea what 'djebel' means nor how it is written in Arabic. Does anyone have any ideas? I was told by Agnès E., the French forum mod, that it could mean 'desert area'. Is this true?
Also, how would it be pronounced?
duh-jee-bell or
duh-jeh-bell
or another way?

Thank you!:)
 
    • hello bottie,

    desert area = eljebel (not djebel)

    duh-jee-bell (the true is duh jeebell) = go to the desert area

    if u write the true sound i can help u 100%

    Good luck :)
     
    Hello bottie,

    Do you have the word in Arabic characters, by any chance? If you do, that would greatly help us help you.

    Otherwise, the closest word I can think of is "(d)jabal," which means mountain.
     
    ^MB^ said:
    right

    jabal = mountain, desert area too
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    I am not familiar with that definition. To me, "desert" is "Sa7raa2" (صحراء) and a "desert area" would be "manTiqa
    Sa7raawiyya" (منطقة صحراوية).
     
    north African French transliteration djebel=jabal mountain
    dj =s in pleasure often pronounced jbel.
    djebel Treeq=jabal Tareeq=Gibraltar.
     
    The word djebel is an Arabic word for mountain. It's pronounced almost as is written dje-bel (or dja-bal).
    I gave a look at the thread you posted in the French forum, and considering the context, I think the word can also refer to the desert area in Algeria. This can perhaps be explained by the fact that this desert has many mountains. So it's sort of "mountains desert area".
     
    On our farm we had a donkey whom we called Djebel because we liked the name. The dictionary gave the meaning as "mountain" in Arabic.
     
    Hey all! Thanks for all your responses - I really appreciate it!!:D Your definitions fit with the meaning of the sentence and the whole article - thanks again!:)

    Elroy, I'm afraid I don't know any Arabic characters nor how to write them using a keyboard with roman letters.:confused: Sorry I can't clarify!
     
    Djebel = mountain .............. ok ( lo3'a 3arabia fos7a)

    Djebel = desert area .......(lo3'a 3ameya )


    إحنا رايحين الجبل= إحنا رايحين البر = إحنا رايحين الصحراء
     
    ^MB^ said:
    Djebel = mountain .............. ok ( lo3'a 3arabia fos7a)

    Djebel = desert area .......(lo3'a 3ameya )


    إحنا رايحين الجبل= إحنا رايحين البر = إحنا رايحين الصحراء
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    Could you please specify which colloquial dialect you are referring to?

    In my dialect (Palestinian), the three sentences above do not mean the same thing. They mean, "we are going to the mountain," "we are going to the wilderness, and "we are going to the desert," respectively.
     
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