swared صوارد
Algerian Darja · noun
“swared” (صوارد) is a noun in Algerian Darja meaning money (slang).
Meanings
- money (slang)
Usage
Swared is the informal word for money, close to "cash" or "dough" in English. It is used mainly in the plural, with a plural verb or adjective when it is the subject. The singular sourdi exists, notably in phrases like ma 3endich wala sourdi ("I don't have a penny"). It is heard in expressions like dir swared ("to make money") or ma kanch swared ("there is no money"). It competes with drahem, which is more neutral. The register is informal, to be avoided in a formal context.
Example
ما عنديش صوارد هاد الشهر
ma 3andich swared had echhar
“I don't have any cash this month.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “swared” but also “sward”, “swarad”, “sourdi” and “swaredd”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.