3edd عضّ
Moroccan Darija · verb
“3edd” (عضّ) is a verb in Moroccan Darija meaning to bite.
Meanings
- to bite
- to sting (insect, snake)
Usage
The verb 3eDD is used for an animal or a person that bites. The object is a suffixed pronoun or a noun directly, with no preposition: 3eDDo lkelb, "the dog bit him". In the imperfect, one says ka-y3eDD, and in the imperative 3eDD, "bite". It is also used for a snake, a scorpion or certain insects, where English would often say "sting". The final consonant is doubled, which must be clearly audible in speech. The word belongs to the everyday register and is neither colloquial nor vulgar.
Example
رد بالك، هاد الكلب كيعضّ
rodd balek, had lkelb kay3eDD
“Be careful, this dog bites.”
Conjugation
Forms as recorded in DODa and reproduced in its spelling, which often leaves out short vowels.
| Imperfective (present) | Perfective (past) | Imperative | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ana (I) | kan3eDD | 3eDDit | |
| nta (you, m.) | kat3eDD | 3eDDiti | 3eDD |
| nti (you, f.) | kat3DDi | 3eDDiti | 3DDi |
| howa (he) | kay3eDD | 3eDD | |
| hiya (she) | kat3eDD | 3eDDat | |
| 7na (we) | kan3DDo | 3eDDina | |
| ntouma (you, pl.) | kat3DDo | 3eDDito | 3DDo |
| homa (they) | kay3DDo | 3eDDo |
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “3edd” but also “3add”, “3dd”, “3ad” and “3ed”. 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.