bidaya بداية
Moroccan Darija · noun
“bidaya” (بداية) is a noun in Moroccan Darija meaning beginning, start.
Meanings
- beginning, start
Usage
Bidaya is the noun derived from bda, "to begin". It is very often used in set phrases: f lbidaya, "at the beginning"; mn lbidaya, "from the beginning"; men lbidaya l nnihaya, "from start to finish". The more relaxed form badya is common in speech and is also written online. It readily takes an adjective: bidaya mzyana, "a good start", or bidaya khayba, "a bad start". As in English, the word applies to an activity, a period or a relationship.
Example
قادي بداية مزيانة
8adi bidaya mzyana
“It's a good start.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “bidaya” but also “badya”, “bidaia” and “bdaya”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.