3red عرض
Moroccan Darija · verb
“3red” (عرض) is a verb in Moroccan Darija meaning to invite someone.
Meanings
- to invite someone
- offer, presentation (noun)
- width (noun)
Usage
As a verb, 3red takes 3la: 3red 3lia means "he invited me". You often add what you are invited to, for example 3red 3lia ntghda m3ah, "he invited me to have lunch with him". For a meal or a party, it is the most common verb. As a noun, l3erd means a commercial offer (a promotion), a presentation or a show. Pronounced l3ard, it also means width, as opposed to ttoul, length. Context and vowelling tell these uses apart. Note: without 3la, the verb does not naturally mean "to invite".
Example
عرض عليا نتغدا معاه
3red 3lia ntgheda m3ah
“He invited me to have lunch with him.”
Conjugation
Forms as recorded in DODa and reproduced in its spelling, which often leaves out short vowels.
| Imperfective (present) | Perfective (past) | Imperative | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ana (I) | kan3reD | 3reDt | |
| nta (you, m.) | kat3reD | 3reDti | 3reD |
| nti (you, f.) | kat3rDi | 3reDti | 3rDi |
| howa (he) | kay3reD | 3reD | |
| hiya (she) | kat3reD | 3rDat | |
| 7na (we) | kan3rDo | 3rDna | |
| ntouma (you, pl.) | kat3rDo | 3rDto | 3rDo |
| homa (they) | kay3rDo | 3rDo |
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “3red” but also “3rd”, “3rad”, “3ard” and “3erd”. 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 “3red” on the Arabic keyboard
In Algerian Darja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Algerian Darja, where it means “to invite (to a meal, a party)”; “to propose, offer”: 3red in Algerian.
In Tunisian Derja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Tunisian Derja, where it means “to invite (to a party, meal)”; “to offer, to propose”: 3radh in Tunisian.