fayet فايت
Algerian Darja · adjective
“fayet” (فايت) is an adjective in Algerian Darja meaning past, last (of time).
Meanings
- past, last (of time)
- past (an age)
- passing by, passer-by
Usage
Fayet is the participle of fat (to pass). With a unit of time, it means "last": "el 3am el fayet" (last year), "ssemana el fayta" (last week). With a number, it indicates that an age or duration has been exceeded: "rani fayet tlatin sna" (I'm over thirty). It can also refer to someone who is passing: "li fayet" (the passer-by). The word agrees in gender and number: fayta in the feminine, faytin in the plural. Note: Ouled Fayet is also the name of a town near Algiers.
Example
العام الفايت رحنا للبحر
el 3am el fayet ro7na l'b7ar
“Last year we went to the sea.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “fayet” but also “fayt”, “fait”, “fayete” and “faayet”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Type “fayet” on the Arabic keyboard
In Moroccan Darija
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Moroccan Darija, where it means “already, ever (having done)”; “exceeding (a limit)”: fayt in Moroccan.
In Tunisian Derja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Tunisian Derja, where it means “past, having passed (an age, a place)”; “having already done (something)”: fayet in Tunisian.