nergod نرقد
Algerian Darja · verb
“nergod” (نرقد) is a verb in Algerian Darja meaning I sleep, I'm going to sleep.
Meanings
- I sleep, I'm going to sleep
- I'm going to bed
Usage
Nergod is the first person of the imperfect of the verb rqed, "to sleep, to lie down", which is very common in Algeria. It is used mainly to announce that you are going to bed: "rani rayeh nergod" (I'm going to sleep). The past is rgedt (I slept), the imperative ergod. The verb mainly expresses the action of going to bed. For drowsiness, n3es is used instead (to be sleepy, to doze off). The q is often pronounced g in much of the country, hence the spellings with g. The register is neutral.
Example
راني عيان بزاف، رايح نرقد
rani 3yan bezzaf, rayeh nergod
“I'm very tired, I'm going to sleep.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “nergod” but also “nrgod”, “nergoud”, “nar9od”, “nerqed” and “nrgd”. 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.