3id عيد
Algerian Darja · noun
“3id” (عيد) is a noun in Algerian Darja meaning religious feast, Eid.
Meanings
- religious feast, Eid
- feast (birthday, celebration)
Usage
L3id refers above all to the two major Muslim feasts: l3id sghir (the end of Ramadan) and l3id lkbir (the feast of the sacrifice). It appears in many greeting formulas: 3idkoum mabrouk, sa77a 3idkoum or sa7 3idkoum. The expression 3id milad means "birthday": 3id milad sa3id. The plural is l3yad. The verb 3ayed means "to celebrate Eid, to spend Eid". Without further detail, l3id generally refers to the nearest feast on the calendar. The register is everyday.
Example
عيدكم مبروك وكل عام وانتوما بخير
3idkoum mabrouk w koul 3am w entouma bkhir
“Happy Eid, and may every year find you well.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “3id” but also “aid”, “eid” and “3ide”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Digits stand in for Arabic letters that have no Latin equivalent: 3 is ayn (ع), a voiced sound from deep in the throat with no English equivalent.
Type “3id” on the Arabic keyboard
In Moroccan Darija
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Moroccan Darija, where it means “religious festival, Eid”; “feast, celebration”: 3id in Moroccan.
In Tunisian Derja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Tunisian Derja, where it means “religious feast, Eid”; “holiday, celebration, birthday”: 3id in Tunisian.