zyada زيادة
Algerian Darja · noun
“zyada” (زيادة) is a noun in Algerian Darja meaning extra amount, supplement.
Meanings
- extra amount, supplement
- increase (in price, in salary)
- excess, too much
Usage
Zyada designates what comes on top. It is often used without an article, after a noun, with a value close to an adjective: sa3at zyada, "overtime hours". At the market, one asks for chwiya zyada to get a little more. The word is also used for a rise in prices or salary: kayen zyada fel khlas, "there is a pay raise". Depending on the context, it can take a negative sense, that of excess, as in hadi zyada, "that's too much". The word belongs to the same family as the verb zid, "to add, to add more". Zyada is also a common family name, which should be distinguished from the common noun.
Example
عطيني شوية زيادة
3tini chwiya zyada
“Give me a little more.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “zyada” but also “ziyada”, “zyeda” and “ziada”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Type “zyada” on the Arabic keyboard
In Moroccan Darija
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Moroccan Darija, where it means “extra, additional amount”; “increase (price, salary)”: zyada in Moroccan.
In Tunisian Derja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Tunisian Derja, where it means “supplement, extra charge”; “increase (price, salary)”: zyeda in Tunisian.