qsed قصد
Algerian Darja · verb
“qsed” (قصد) is a verb in Algerian Darja meaning to head for, go to.
Meanings
- to head for, go to
- to aim at, to mean
- intention (bla qasd: unintentionally)
Usage
The verb qsed is used for a place or a person one heads toward with a specific purpose: qsedt l'sbitar ("I went to the hospital"), qsedt fih ("I went to see him, I turned to him for help"). It also means "to aim at, to mean": wach teqsed? ("what do you mean?"). The noun qasd ("intention") is very common in the phrase bla qasd or bdoun qasd, "unintentionally". The register is neutral, slightly more formal than rah l ("to go to"). The verb does not mean "to look for an object": for that, use fattech.
Example
قصدت الدار تاع خالتي باش نسلّم عليها.
qsedt dar ta3 khalti bach nsellem 3liha.
“I went to my aunt's house to greet her.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “qsed” but also “9sed”, “ksed”, “qasd” and “9asd”. 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.
Type “qsed” on the Arabic keyboard
In Moroccan Darija
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Moroccan Darija, where it means “to head for, to go to”; “to mean, to intend”: 9sed in Moroccan.