9da قضى

Moroccan Darija · verb

“9da” (قضى) is a verb in Moroccan Darija meaning to settle, get done (a matter).

Meanings

1. to settle, get done (a matter)
2. to make do, manage with
3. to finish off (9da 3la)

Usage

9da (imperfect i9di) is very common in the sense of "settling a matter" or "running an errand". For example: 9da lghard or 9da l7aja. The derived verb t9edda means "to do one's shopping", and l9edyan refers to errands or groceries. In the imperative, 9di b had chi means "make do with this" or "settle for this". With the preposition 3la, 9da 3la means "to finish with" or "to get the better of", and sometimes "to finish someone off". The standard sense of "to spend time" exists, but it is less spontaneous in speech than dowwez.

Example

How to write it in Latin letters

In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “9da” but also “qda”, “9di”, “9ada” and “kda”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.

Digits stand in for Arabic letters that have no Latin equivalent: 9 is qaf (ق), a k pronounced at the back of the throat.

Type “9da” on the Arabic keyboard

In Tunisian Derja

Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Tunisian Derja, where it means “to finish, complete a task”; “to suffice, do the job”: 9dha in Tunisian.