chedd شد
Algerian Darja · verb
“chedd” (شد) is a verb in Algerian Darja meaning to hold, catch, grab.
Meanings
- to hold, catch, grab
- to close, shut (door, window)
- to hold on to, hang in there
Usage
Chedd is a very frequent basic verb. Its primary meaning is "to hold, to catch": "chedd el koura" (catch the ball), "chedd yeddi" (hold my hand). In Algeria, it also commonly means "to close": "chedd el bab" (close the door). This is a trap for anyone who only knows the Standard Arabic sense of "to pull". With "fi", it means "to cling to, not to let go": "chedd fi dinek" (hold on to your faith). The doubled imperative, "chedd chedd!", is used to encourage someone to hold on. The imperfect is ychedd. The register is neutral.
Example
شد الباب راهو البرد
chedd el bab rahou el berd
“Close the door, it's cold.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “chedd” but also “ched”, “shedd”, “chad” and “chadd”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Type “chedd” on the Arabic keyboard
In Moroccan Darija
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Moroccan Darija, where it means “to hold, to grab, to catch”; “to take (a road, a seat)”: chedd in Moroccan.
In Tunisian Derja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Tunisian Derja, where it means “to hold, grab, seize”; “to arrest, seize (someone, power)”: chedd in Tunisian.