9zdir قزدير
Moroccan Darija · noun
“9zdir” (قزدير) is a noun in Moroccan Darija meaning tinplate, tin.
Meanings
- tinplate, tin
- sheet metal
Usage
Qzdir means tinplate or tin, and more broadly the thin sheet metal from which containers, boxes or light roofing are made. It often appears as a complement: dyal qzdir, "made of tin". It is heard in the souks, among craftsmen and tinsmiths, or when talking about old objects such as buckets, lanterns and funnels. It is a concrete word of everyday life and craft. It is a little less common among young city dwellers, who more readily say tôle or métal.
Example
هاد السطل ديال القزدير
had stel dyal l9zdir
“This bucket is made of tin.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “9zdir” but also “qzdir”, “9azdir”, “9ezdir” and “qazdir”. 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.