3adi عادي
Moroccan Darija · adjective
“3adi” (عادي) is an adjective in Moroccan Darija meaning normal, ordinary.
Meanings
- normal, ordinary
- no problem, it's fine
- so-so, average
Usage
3adi is extremely common. As an adjective it means "normal, ordinary". Used on its own, it reassures or plays things down: "3adi" means "no problem", "no worries". In reply to "kif jak ?" (how did you find it?), it means "meh, nothing special", which makes it less positive than it seems. Before a verb it expresses possibility: "3adi nji" (I can come, it's no problem). The feminine is 3adya.
Example
هاد شي عادي
had shi 3adi
“That's normal.”
Forms
| feminine | 3adia |
|---|---|
| plural | 3adyin |
| feminine plural | 3adiyat |
Forms as recorded in DODa, in its spelling.
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “3adi” but also “3aadi”, “adi” and “3ady”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Digits stand in for Arabic letters that have no Latin equivalent: 3 is ayn (ع), a voiced sound from deep in the throat with no English equivalent.
Type “3adi” on the Arabic keyboard
In Algerian Darja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Algerian Darja, where it means “normal, ordinary”; “no problem, it's fine”: 3adi in Algerian.
In Tunisian Derja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Tunisian Derja, where it means “normal, ordinary”; “no problem, it's fine”: 3adi in Tunisian.