3ya عيا
Moroccan Darija · verb
“3ya” (عيا) is a verb in Moroccan Darija meaning to get tired, be tired.
Meanings
- to get tired, be tired
- to get fed up with
Usage
3ya is the ordinary verb for tiredness: 3yit, "I'm tired", and the participle 3yan, "tired". Followed by men, it means "to be tired of": 3ya men lkhedma, "tired of work". Figuratively, it expresses weariness at something repeated: 3yit ma ngoul lik, "I got tired of telling you". Pitfall: the past form 3yit expresses a present state, "I'm tired", not a past action. The word belongs to the everyday, neutral register.
Example
عيا من جرا
3ya mn jra
“He's tired of running.”
Conjugation
Forms as recorded in DODa and reproduced in its spelling, which often leaves out short vowels.
| Imperfective (present) | Perfective (past) | Imperative | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ana (I) | kan3ya | 3yit | |
| nta (you, m.) | kat3ya | 3yiti | 3ya |
| nti (you, f.) | kat3yay | 3yiti | 3yay |
| howa (he) | kay3ya | 3ya | |
| hiya (she) | kat3ya | 3yat | |
| 7na (we) | kan3yaw | 3yina | |
| ntouma (you, pl.) | kat3yaw | 3yito | 3yaw |
| homa (they) | kay3yaw | 3yaw |
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “3ya” but also “3ia”, “3yit”, “3yan” and “3iya”. 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 “3ya” on the Arabic keyboard
In Tunisian Derja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Tunisian Derja, where it means “to get tired, be tired”; “to be fed up, weary of”: 3ya in Tunisian.