9yed قيّد
Moroccan Darija · verb
“9yed” (قيّد) is a verb in Moroccan Darija meaning to note, write, record.
Meanings
- to note, write, record
- to put on credit, record a debt
Usage
9eyyed, present tense i9eyyed, means "to note, to write down": 9eyyed nmra ("write down the number"). It is very common, especially at the neighbourhood grocer's, where 9eyyed is used for credit, that is, recording what the customer will pay later: 9eyyed 3liya ("put it on my account"). It can also mean "to register, to sign someone up" on a list. This verb is more colloquial than kteb for quick note-taking. For an English speaker, the credit meaning is the main pitfall.
Example
قيد نمرة هنا
9yed nmra hna
“Write the number down here.”
Conjugation
Forms as recorded in DODa and reproduced in its spelling, which often leaves out short vowels.
| Imperfective (present) | Perfective (past) | Imperative | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ana (I) | kan9yyd | 9yydt | |
| nta (you, m.) | kat9yyd | 9yydti | 9yyd |
| nti (you, f.) | kat9yydi | 9yydti | 9yydi |
| howa (he) | kay9yyd | 9yyd | |
| hiya (she) | kat9yyd | 9yydat | |
| 7na (we) | kan9yydo | 9yydna | |
| ntouma (you, pl.) | kat9yydo | 9yydto | 9yydo |
| homa (they) | kay9yydo | 9yydo |
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “9yed” but also “9eyyed”, “9ayed”, “9yyd”, “qayyed” and “9ayyad”. 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 “9yed” on the Arabic keyboard
In Tunisian Derja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Tunisian Derja, where it means “to note down, jot down”; “to register, record”: 9ayed in Tunisian.