byeddou بيدو

Algerian Darja · expression

“byeddou” (بيدو) is an expression in Algerian Darja meaning by his hand, with his hand.

Meanings

1. by his hand, with his hand
2. himself, in person

Usage

B'yeddou is made up of the preposition b- ("with"), yedd ("hand") and the suffix -ou ("his"). Literally it means "with his hand": "dar b'yeddou" is said of something done by hand. It also means "himself, with his own hands", to stress that the person did it personally. For this second sense, b'rouhou is also used. It is conjugated by person: b'yeddi ("by my hand"), b'yeddek ("by your hand"), b'yeddha ("by her hand", feminine).

Example

How to write it in Latin letters

In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “byeddou” but also “biddou” and “byedou”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.

Type “byeddou” on the Arabic keyboard

In Tunisian Derja

Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Tunisian Derja, where it means “himself, in person”; “with his own hand”: bidou in Tunisian.