og3ed اقعد
Algerian Darja · verb
“og3ed” (اقعد) is a verb in Algerian Darja meaning stay! / sit down!.
Meanings
- stay! / sit down!
- to stay, to remain (in a state)
Usage
Og3ed is the imperative of q3ed, very common throughout Algeria. Depending on the region, it is pronounced with g (og3ed, ag3ed) or with q, or with a glottal stop. The primary meaning is "to sit down", but it is used above all for "to stay": og3ed m3ana, "stay with us". Followed by an adjective, it means "to stay, to keep being": og3ed sabar, "stay patient". Learners should remember that q3ed often expresses duration or permanence, much more than the seated position. It is used in a familiar and neutral register.
Example
أقعد معانا شوية، علاش راك مزروب؟
og3ed m3ana chwiya, 3lach rak mazroub?
“Stay with us a little while, why are you in such a hurry?”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “og3ed” but also “ag3ed”, “o93od” and “ogaad”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Digits stand in for Arabic letters that have no Latin equivalent: 3 is ayn (ع), a voiced sound from deep in the throat with no English equivalent; 9 is qaf (ق), a k pronounced at the back of the throat.