3edda عضة
Moroccan Darija · noun
“3edda” (عضة) is a noun in Moroccan Darija meaning bite.
Meanings
- bite
- sting (insect, snake)
Usage
The noun 3eDDa means the act of biting or the mark it leaves on the skin. It is formed from the verb 3eDD. It is often used with a complement indicating the animal involved, for example 3eDDa d lkelb, "a dog bite". The construction with kla, meaning "to receive", is common: kla 3eDDa means "he got bitten". The word can also mean the bite of a snake or a scorpion. It belongs to the everyday register.
Example
عندو عضة ديال الكلب فرجلو
3ndo 3eDDa dyal lkelb f rjlo
“He has a dog bite on his leg.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “3edda” but also “3adda”, “3dda”, “3ada” and “3eda”. 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.