iyyan عيان عيانة
Algerian Darja · adjective
“iyyan” (عيان عيانة) is an adjective in Algerian Darja meaning tired, exhausted.
Meanings
- tired, exhausted
- weary, fed up
Usage
3yan, feminine 3yana, plural 3yanin, is the common word for saying you are tired. It is used after work, a long trip or a sleepless night, most often with "rani": "rani 3yan", I'm tired. It agrees in gender and number with the person. It can also express moral weariness, with "men": "rani 3yan men had chi", I'm fed up with all this. The corresponding verb is 3ya, "to get tired" ("3yit", I'm tired). The register is neutral and the word is understood throughout Algeria.
Example
خدمت النهار كامل، راني عيان بزاف.
khdemt nhar kamel, rani 3yan bezzaf.
“I worked all day, I'm very tired.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “iyyan” but also “iyyana”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.