jedded جدد
Algerian Darja · verb
“jedded” (جدد) is a verb in Algerian Darja meaning to renew (a document, subscription).
Meanings
- to renew (a document, subscription)
- to refresh, renovate
Usage
Jedded (imperfect yjedded) means "to renew". It is used mainly in administrative procedures: passport, ID card, license, subscription, contract. It can also mean "to make like new", for example redoing a house or changing furniture. It often appears with lazem: lazem njedded, "I have to renew". Be careful not to confuse it with jdid, "new", and its plural jdod, which are very common and formed from the same root. The verb belongs to the everyday register and is understood everywhere in Algeria.
Example
لازم نجدّد الكارت تاعي
lazem njedded la carte ta3i
“I have to renew my card.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “jedded” but also “jadded” and “jdded”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Type “jedded” on the Arabic keyboard
In Moroccan Darija
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Moroccan Darija, where it means “renew (a document, a contract)”; “refurbish, make like new”: jdded in Moroccan.
In Tunisian Derja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Tunisian Derja, where it means “new (plural)”; “to renew”: jdod in Tunisian.