fred فرض
Algerian Darja · verb
“fred” (فرض) is a verb in Algerian Darja meaning to impose, to compel.
Meanings
- to impose, to compel
- religious obligation (noun fard)
- school test, class exam (noun)
Usage
The verb fred is constructed with 3la: fred 3liya, "he imposed on me, he forced me". In the form fard, the noun is more common than the verb. In the religious domain, it refers to an obligation, in particular an obligatory prayer: salla el fard. At school, fard commonly means a supervised test or an in-class exam: 3andi fard ghodwa, "I have a test tomorrow". The plural is froud. The learner has to rely on context to tell the three uses apart.
Example
فرض عليا نخدم معاه
fred 3liya nekhdem m3ah
“He forced me to work with him.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “fred” but also “fard”, “frad”, “fared” and “farad”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Type “fred” on the Arabic keyboard
In Moroccan Darija
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Moroccan Darija, where it means “impose, force upon”; “require, make compulsory”: fred in Moroccan.
In Tunisian Derja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Tunisian Derja, where it means “school test, in-class exam”; “imposition, act of imposing”: fardh in Tunisian.