yed يد
Algerian Darja · noun
“yed” (يد) is a noun in Algerian Darja meaning hand.
Meanings
- hand
- handle (of an object)
Usage
Yed means the hand, and in everyday usage often the forearm as well. It is frequently combined with a possessive: yeddi (my hand), yeddek (your hand). The common plural or dual is yeddin or ydin. The word appears in many expressions: yeddou twila (he has a long hand, he steals), yed wahda ma tsaffe9ch (one hand alone doesn't clap, unity is strength). It can also mean the handle of a utensil. Note: doubling of the d is common in speech, hence spellings with two d's.
Example
غسل يديك قبل ما تاكل.
ghsel yeddik 9bel ma takel.
“Wash your hands before eating.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “yed” but also “yedd”, “yedi”, “yeddi” and “yad”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Type “yed” on the Arabic keyboard
In Moroccan Darija
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Moroccan Darija, where it means “hand”; “power, influence (figurative)”: yed in Moroccan.
In Tunisian Derja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Tunisian Derja, where it means “hand (body part)”; “handle of a tool”: yed in Tunisian.