l9adyan القضيان
Algerian Darja · noun
“l9adyan” (القضيان) is a noun in Algerian Darja meaning groceries, provisions.
Meanings
- groceries, provisions
- purchases, errands to run
Usage
L9adyan refers to everyday purchases: food, household products, everything you bring back from the market or the grocery store. The word is linked to the verb 9da / y9adi, "to do the shopping" or "to settle a matter". You say ndir l9adyan or nruh n9adi. The word is informal and very common, especially in a family setting. It is always used as a collective plural: it is not used for a single item. Note that 9da also means "to finish" or "to accomplish", depending on context.
Example
رايح نجيب القضيان من السوق
rayah njib l9adyan mel souk
“I'm going to get the groceries from the market.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “l9adyan” but also “lqadyan”, “le9dyan” and “l9dhyan”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Digits stand in for Arabic letters that have no Latin equivalent: 9 is qaf (ق), a k pronounced at the back of the throat.