3id عيد
Moroccan Darija · noun
“3id” (عيد) is a noun in Moroccan Darija meaning religious festival, Eid.
Meanings
- religious festival, Eid
- feast, celebration
Usage
3id refers first of all to the major religious festivals. Used alone, l3id very often means the feast of the sacrifice, also called l3id lkbir. The feast at the end of Ramadan is called l3id sghir. To wish someone a happy feast, people say "3id mbarek" or "3id mbarek sa3id". The word also appears in secular expressions such as 3id milad (birthday) or 3id l3arch (Throne Day). The plural is l3yad, notably in "f l3yad", during the festivals. "Dar l3id" means to celebrate Eid, that is, to celebrate it with the family.
Example
على امتا عيد
3la imta 3id
“When is Eid?”
Forms
| plural | a3yad |
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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 “3id” but also “3eid” and “3iid”. 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 “3id” on the Arabic keyboard
In Algerian Darja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Algerian Darja, where it means “religious feast, Eid”; “feast (birthday, celebration)”: 3id in Algerian.
In Tunisian Derja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Tunisian Derja, where it means “religious feast, Eid”; “holiday, celebration, birthday”: 3id in Tunisian.