eddou الضو
Algerian Darja · noun
“eddou” (الضو) is a noun in Algerian Darja meaning light.
Meanings
- light
- electricity, power
- lamp, lighting
Usage
Eddou is the usual word for light, and by extension for electricity. You switch the light on and off with chel eddou or che3el eddou, and tfi eddou. For a power cut, you say t'9ta3 eddou or ma kanch eddou, "there is no power". The word is also used for a lamp or a car's headlights. The electricity bill is often called ta3 eddou. For an English speaker, note that a single word covers both "light" and "electricity". The register is neutral and everyday.
Example
طفي الضو قبل ما ترقد
tfi eddou 9bel ma tor9od
“Turn off the light before you go to sleep.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “eddou” but also “dou”, “ddaw”, “daw” and “edhou”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Type “eddou” on the Arabic keyboard
In Moroccan Darija
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Moroccan Darija, where it means “light”; “electricity, power”: ddo in Moroccan.
In Tunisian Derja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Tunisian Derja, where it means “electricity, power”; “light”: dhaw in Tunisian.