How to say “caid” in Darija
In Moroccan, you say “9ayd”; in Algerian, “gayd”; in Tunisian, “gayed”.
In Moroccan Darija
9ayd قائد
A noun meaning “caid, local government official”; “chief, leader”.
مشيت عند القايد باش نقاد الشهادة: “I went to the caid to get the certificate done.”
In Algerian Darja
gayd الڨايد
A noun meaning “caid (local chief, colonial era)”; “chief, authoritarian notable”.
في وقت فرانسا، الڨايد كان يحكم الدوار: “In the French era, the caid ruled the douar.”
In Tunisian Derja
gayed قايد
A noun meaning “caid, local administrative chief”; “family name element”.
جدّو كان قايد في وقت البايات: “His grandfather was a caid in the time of the beys.”