nod tergod نوض ترقد
Algerian Darja · expression
“nod tergod” (نوض ترقد) is an expression in Algerian Darja meaning go to bed, go to sleep.
Meanings
- go to bed, go to sleep
- drop it, get lost (familiar)
Usage
"Noudh targoud" translates word for word as "get up, go to sleep". Noudh, the imperative of "to get up", is used here to set the action in motion: "come on, go to bed". It is said to a child, to a close one staying up too late, or to oneself. Among friends, the expression can also have a mocking or dismissive sense: "drop it, you don't know what you're talking about". The tone then makes the difference. The register is familiar. Depending on the region, you hear targoud, tergod or rgod. Pitfall: noudh does not actually imply "getting up" here.
Example
نوض ترقد، غدوا تخدم بكري
noudh targoud, ghodwa tekhdem bekri
“Go to bed, you're working early tomorrow.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “nod tergod” but also “noudh targoud”, “noud tr9d” and “nodh tergoud”. 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.