mrid مريض
Algerian Darja · adjective
“mrid” (مريض) is an adjective in Algerian Darja meaning sick, ill.
Meanings
- sick, ill
- a sick person, patient
- crazy, deranged (colloquial)
Usage
Mrid means "sick". It is used as an adjective, rani mrid ("I am sick"), or as a noun, lmrid ("the sick person, the patient"). The feminine is mrida and the plural is mrad. You wish someone recovery with rabbi ychafih ("may God heal him"). nta mrid can also mean "you are crazy" or "you are deranged". Depending on tone, it is either teasing or a reproach. The word for illness is lmard. The register is everyday.
Example
خويا مريض ما راحش يخدم اليوم
khouya mrid ma ra7ch ykhdem lyoum
“My brother is sick, he didn't go to work today.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “mrid” but also “mride”, “marid” and “mriid”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Type “mrid” on the Arabic keyboard
In Moroccan Darija
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Moroccan Darija, where it means “sick, ill”; “a sick person, patient”: mrid in Moroccan.
In Tunisian Derja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Tunisian Derja, where it means “sick, ill”; “a sick person, patient”: mridh in Tunisian.