9iyada قيادة
Moroccan Darija · noun
“9iyada” (قيادة) is a noun in Moroccan Darija meaning caid's office, local administration.
Meanings
- caid's office, local administration
- leadership, command
- driving (formal)
Usage
In everyday speech, l9iyada mostly means the caidat, the local administrative office run by the caid. It is where you get documents certified and collect certain certificates: mchit l l9iyada ("I went to the caidat"). The sense "leadership" belongs to a formal register, that of the media and political speeches. For driving a car, the usual words are sya9a, or the French "permis". 9iyada appears only in a few official phrasings.
Example
خاصني نمشي للقيادة نصاوب الشهادة
khassni nmchi l l9iyada nsawb chahada
“I have to go to the caidat to get the certificate done.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “9iyada” but also “9yada” and “qiyada”. 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.