mard مرض
Algerian Darja · noun
“mard” (مرض) is a noun in Algerian Darja meaning illness, disease.
Meanings
- illness, disease
- obsession, bad habit (figurative)
Usage
Lmard refers to illness in the general sense. It is often pronounced mrad or merd, depending on the region. One says of a person "fiha lmard" (she is ill) and wishes "rabbi ychafih" (may God heal him). The sick person is called mrid and the corresponding verb is mred (to fall ill). Figuratively, the word can refer to a stubborn quirk or flaw: "3andek mard" (you have a problem, you're incorrigible). This phrase is sometimes affectionate or admiring. For a serious illness, euphemisms are often used, such as "dak lmard" (that illness).
Example
خويا راه فيه المرض، ما خرجش اليوم
khouya rah fih lmard, ma khrajch lyoum
“My brother is ill, he didn't go out today.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “mard” but also “mrad”, “merd” and “marad”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Type “mard” on the Arabic keyboard
In Moroccan Darija
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Moroccan Darija, where it means “illness, disease”; “being sick”: mard in Moroccan.
In Tunisian Derja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Tunisian Derja, where it means “illness, disease”; “ailment, chronic condition”: mardh in Tunisian.