3awed عاود
Moroccan Darija · verb
“3awed” (عاود) is a verb in Moroccan Darija meaning to repeat, say again.
Meanings
- to repeat, say again
- to do again (+ verb)
- to tell, recount (to someone)
Usage
3awed is a very frequent verb. On its own, it means "to repeat": 3awed ach gelti, "repeat what you said". Followed by another verb, it marks the repetition of an action and corresponds to the English prefix "re-": 3awed 3eyyet liya, "call me back". With liya and an object, it takes the sense of "to tell": 3awed liya kolchi, "tell me everything". It is also the base of the adverb 3awtani, "again". Note: the gloss "horse" found in the sources belongs to a different word, 3ewd. It has nothing to do with this verb.
Example
عاود أش قلتي
3awed ach gelti
“Repeat what you said.”
Conjugation
Forms as recorded in DODa and reproduced in its spelling, which often leaves out short vowels.
| Imperfective (present) | Perfective (past) | Imperative | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ana (I) | kan3awd | 3awdt | |
| nta (you, m.) | kat3awd | 3awdti | 3awd |
| nti (you, f.) | kat3awdi | 3awdti | 3awdi |
| howa (he) | kay3awd | 3awd | |
| hiya (she) | kat3awd | 3awdat | |
| 7na (we) | kan3awdo | 3awdna | |
| ntouma (you, pl.) | kat3awdo | 3awdto | 3awdo |
| homa (they) | kay3awdo | 3awdo |
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “3awed” but also “3awd”, “3awad”, “3aoud” and “aawd”. 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 “3awed” on the Arabic keyboard
In Algerian Darja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Algerian Darja, where it means “to redo, to start again”; “to repeat (words)”: 3awed in Algerian.
In Tunisian Derja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Tunisian Derja, where it means “to redo, to do again”; “to repeat (words)”: 3awed in Tunisian.