med مد
Algerian Darja · verb
“med” (مد) is a verb in Algerian Darja meaning to give, hand over.
Meanings
- to give, hand over
- to stretch out (hand, arm)
- to supply, provide
Usage
Medd is the usual verb for "to give" in Algeria, especially in the imperative: meddli (give me), meddli el ma (pass me the water). It is also used for giving advice or a helping hand: medd nasiha. In its original sense of stretching out, one says medd yeddek (hold out your hand). It is conjugated like a geminate verb: meddit (I gave), ymedd (he gives). The pitfall: medd is not used for "offer" in the sense of giving a gift; one rather says 3ta or hda.
Example
مدّلي الخبز عافاك
meddli lkhobz 3afak
“Pass me the bread, please.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “med” but also “medd”, “mad”, “madd” and “mded”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Type “med” on the Arabic keyboard
In Moroccan Darija
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Moroccan Darija, where it means “to stretch out (arms, legs)”; “to hand, pass something”: med in Moroccan.
In Tunisian Derja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Tunisian Derja, where it means “to stretch out, extend (a limb)”; “to hand, pass something”: med in Tunisian.