yezid يزيد
Algerian Darja · verb
“yezid” (يزيد) is a verb in Algerian Darja meaning to increase, add.
Meanings
- to increase, add
- to be born
- to go on, keep going
Usage
Yzid is the third-person imperfect form ("he increases, he adds") of the verb zad. The sense of increasing dominates in blessings: "rabbi yzidek" (may God give you more). Pitfall for an English speaker: in darja, zad also means "to be born". "Win zedt ?" means "where were you born?", and "ki yzid el wlid" means "when the child is born". The imperative zid is used to encourage ("go on, keep going") or to ask for more ("zid chwiya", put in a little more). Context is usually enough to resolve the ambiguity.
Example
ربي يزيدك الصحة والخير
rabbi yzidek essaha w el khir
“May God grant you even more health and well-being.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, it is written “yezid”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.