chdid شديد
Moroccan Darija · adjective
“chdid” (شديد) is an adjective in Moroccan Darija meaning intense, severe (cold, pain).
Meanings
- intense, severe (cold, pain)
- strong, powerful
Usage
Chdid mainly describes the intensity of a phenomenon: berd chdid ("intense cold"), wje3 chdid ("severe pain"), chta chdida ("heavy rain"). For a person's physical strength, darija prefers qwi; chdid then sounds more formal, closer to Standard Arabic. The feminine is chdida. It is often heard in the media and in somewhat formal speech, whereas in everyday conversation other expressions, such as bezzaf, often convey intensity.
Example
البرد شديد اليوم
lberd chdid lyoum
“It's intensely cold today.”
Forms
| feminine | chdida |
|---|---|
| plural | chdad |
| feminine plural | chdidat |
Forms as recorded in DODa, in its spelling.
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “chdid” but also “shdid”, “chedid” and “chdiid”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Type “chdid” on the Arabic keyboard
In Algerian Darja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Algerian Darja, where it means “strong, intense (pain, regret, cold...)”; “strict, severe (person)”: chdid in Algerian.
In Tunisian Derja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Tunisian Derja, where it means “intense, severe, strong”; “strict, harsh (person)”: chdid in Tunisian.