9sed قصد
Moroccan Darija · verb
“9sed” (قصد) is a verb in Moroccan Darija meaning to head for, to go to.
Meanings
- to head for, to go to
- to mean, to intend
- to turn to, to seek out
Usage
9sed means to go toward a place or person with a specific purpose, often to ask for help: "9sedtek" means "I came to see you, I'm counting on you". It is also used for intention: "ma 9sedtch" means "I didn't do it on purpose" or "that's not what I meant". The question "chnou ka t9sed?" means "what do you mean?". The expression "9sed llah" means "to put one's trust in God". The word belongs to the everyday register, sometimes slightly refined.
Example
قصدت عندك باش تعاوني
9sedt 3ndek bach t3awni
“I came to see you so that you would help me.”
Conjugation
Forms as recorded in DODa and reproduced in its spelling, which often leaves out short vowels.
| Imperfective (present) | Perfective (past) | Imperative | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ana (I) | kan9Sed | 9Sedt | |
| nta (you, m.) | kat9Sed | 9Sedti | 9Sed |
| nti (you, f.) | kat9Sdi | 9Sedti | 9Sdi |
| howa (he) | kay9Sed | 9Sed | |
| hiya (she) | kat9Sed | 9Sdat | |
| 7na (we) | kan9Sdo | 9Sdna | |
| ntouma (you, pl.) | kat9Sdo | 9Sdto | 9Sdo |
| homa (they) | kay9Sdo | 9Sdo |
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “9sed” but also “qsed”, “9ssed” and “ksed”. 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 “9sed” on the Arabic keyboard
In Algerian Darja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Algerian Darja, where it means “to head for, go to”; “to aim at, to mean”: qsed in Algerian.