How to say “witness” in Darija
In Moroccan, you say “chahed”; in Algerian, “chahed”.
In Moroccan Darija
chahed شاهد
A noun meaning “witness (of a fact, an act)”; “God is my witness (oath formula)”.
ماكانكدبش و ربي شاهد: “I'm not lying, and God is my witness.”
In Algerian Darja
chahed شاهد
A noun meaning “witness (of an event, an act)”; “court witness”.
ما كان حتى شاهد كي صرات الحادثة: “There wasn't a single witness when the accident happened.”