3iyet عيط
Moroccan Darija · verb
“3iyet” (عيط) is a verb in Moroccan Darija meaning to call (on the phone).
Meanings
- to call (on the phone)
- to call someone over
Usage
3iyyet is the common verb for "to call". It is used mainly for a phone call, but also for calling to someone with your voice to make them come. The person called is introduced by l- or 3la: "3iyyet liya", "3iyyet 3la mmok". "3awed 3iyyet" means to call back. In the present, you say "kan3iyyet", and the verbal noun is t3yat. Note the nuance: the verb does not mean "to shout". For "to shout", ghowwet is used instead. You may also hear "dreb tilifoun" for "to make a phone call".
Example
عاود عيط ليا
3awed 3eyyeT liyya
“Call me back.”
Conjugation
Forms as recorded in DODa and reproduced in its spelling, which often leaves out short vowels.
| Perfective (past) | |
|---|---|
| ana (I) | 3yeTt |
| nta (you, m.) | 3yeTti |
| nti (you, f.) | 3yeTti |
| howa (he) | 3yeT |
| hiya (she) | 3yTat |
| 7na (we) | 3yTna |
| ntouma (you, pl.) | 3yTto |
| homa (they) | 3yTo |
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “3iyet” but also “3eyyet”, “3yyet”, “3ayet”, “3yet” and “3ayyat”. 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 “3iyet” on the Arabic keyboard
In Algerian Darja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Algerian Darja, where it means “to call (by phone)”; “to call out to someone”: 3ayet in Algerian.
In Tunisian Derja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Tunisian Derja, where it means “to call someone”; “to phone”: 3ayet in Tunisian.