wezn وزن
Algerian Darja · noun
“wezn” (وزن) is a noun in Algerian Darja meaning weight.
Meanings
- weight
- size (of a file, a data plan)
- importance, standing
Usage
The noun wezn means the weight of an object or a person: chhal wezn ek ? (how much do you weigh?). In darja, people also often say el wezn for body weight, and the expression zid fel wezn means "to gain weight". The verb from the same family, wzen, means "to weigh": wzenli kilo (weigh me a kilo). Figuratively, the word means the importance of someone or something. Online, it is also used for the size of a file or an internet data plan. The expression 3la wezn, "on the model of", belongs to a more literary register.
Example
طلع الوزن تاعي هاد الشهر
tla3 el wezn ta3i had ech-chhar
“I gained weight this month.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “wezn” but also “wazn”, “wazen”, “wzen” and “ouazn”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Type “wezn” on the Arabic keyboard
In Moroccan Darija
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Moroccan Darija, where it means “to weigh”; “weight (noun)”: wzen in Moroccan.
In Tunisian Derja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Tunisian Derja, where it means “to weigh (an item, goods)”; “weight”: wzen in Tunisian.