bayen باين
Algerian Darja · adjective
“bayen” (باين) is an adjective in Algerian Darja meaning obvious, plain to see.
Meanings
- obvious, plain to see
- visible, noticeable
- apparently, it seems
Usage
Bayen is very common in speech. It describes what is plain to see. It is often used alone to agree: "bayen !", meaning "obviously, it shows". The construction bayen fik + adjective or noun means "it shows that you are…" (bayen fik fatigué, bayen fik dzayri). In the concrete sense, it refers to someone or something that can be seen, for example in a video. The feminine is bayna and the plural is baynin. Note: bayen does not mean "simple" or "ordinary". It stresses how evident something is.
Example
باين فيك عيّان، روح ترقد.
bayen fik 3ayan, rou7 tor9od.
“It shows that you're tired, go to sleep.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “bayen” but also “bayan”, “baiyen”, “bain” and “bayn”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Type “bayen” on the Arabic keyboard
In Moroccan Darija
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Moroccan Darija, where it means “clear, obvious”; “visible, apparent”: bayn in Moroccan.
In Tunisian Derja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Tunisian Derja, where it means “visible, apparent”; “obvious, clear”: bayen in Tunisian.