riyada رياضة
Algerian Darja · noun
“riyada” (رياضة) is a noun in Algerian Darja meaning sport, physical activity.
Meanings
- sport, physical activity
- physical education (school subject)
Usage
Riyada means sport in general, whether you play it or watch it. The most common expression is "ydir riyada" (to do sport), using the verb dar and not an equivalent of "to practise". At school, "oustad riyada" means the physical education teacher. The word comes from Standard Arabic. It is fully in common use, but in speech many Algerians also simply say "sport", borrowed from French. The word is feminine: riyada mliha.
Example
لازم ندير الرياضة كل صباح
lazem ndir riyada kol sbah
“I have to do sport every morning.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “riyada” but also “riyadha”, “riada” and “riadha”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Type “riyada” on the Arabic keyboard
In Moroccan Darija
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Moroccan Darija, where it means “sport, athletic discipline”; “physical exercise”: riyada in Moroccan.
In Tunisian Derja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Tunisian Derja, where it means “sport”; “physical activity, exercise”: riyadha in Tunisian.