2ekked أكّد
Moroccan Darija · verb
“2ekked” (أكّد) is a verb in Moroccan Darija meaning to confirm, assure.
Meanings
- to confirm, assure
- to check, make sure of
Usage
2ekked (imperfect y2ekked) means "to confirm" or "to assure". It is often constructed with l- for the person: 2ekked liya, "confirm to me". The form t2ekked, very common, means "to make sure, to check" and is constructed with men: t2ekked men l-maw3id, "check the appointment". The participle m2ekked means "sure, certain": nta m2ekked ?, "are you sure?". The digit 2 represents the hamza in Latin spellings. The register is neutral. It is heard in administrative matters as well as in conversation.
Example
آكد ليا واش دري تقا
2ekked liya wach dri ti9a
“Confirm to me whether the kid is trustworthy.”
Conjugation
Forms as recorded in DODa and reproduced in its spelling, which often leaves out short vowels.
| Imperfective (present) | Perfective (past) | Imperative | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ana (I) | kan2kkd | 2kkdt | |
| nta (you, m.) | kat2kkd | 2kkdti | 2kkd |
| nti (you, f.) | kat2kkdi | 2kkdti | 2kkdi |
| howa (he) | kay2kkd | 2kkd | |
| hiya (she) | kat2kkd | 2kkdat | |
| 7na (we) | kan2kkdo | 2kkdna | |
| ntouma (you, pl.) | kat2kkdo | 2kkdto | 2kkdo |
| homa (they) | kay2kkdo | 2kkdo |
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “2ekked” but also “akked”, “2akkad”, “2kked”, “aked” and “2kkd”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Digits stand in for Arabic letters that have no Latin equivalent: 2 is hamza (ء), a glottal stop.
Type “2ekked” on the Arabic keyboard
In Tunisian Derja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Tunisian Derja, where it means “to confirm”; “to assure, to stress”: akked in Tunisian.