jayza جائزة
Moroccan Darija · noun
“jayza” (جائزة) is a noun in Moroccan Darija meaning prize, award.
Meanings
- prize, award
- reward
Usage
Ja2iza refers to a prize awarded at a contest, competition or ceremony. It is also used for a reward in general. In everyday conversation it is most often pronounced jayza, the form ja2iza being closer to the written language. Typical constructions are "rbe7 jayza" (to win a prize) and "3ta jayza" (to award a prize). Don't confuse it with taman, which means price in the sense of cost. For a small gift, kado or hdiyya is used instead. Jayza is reserved for a distinction or something won.
Example
مانضنش غادي يعطيوه شي جائزة
mandench ghadi y3tiwh chi ja2iza
“I don't think they'll give him any prize.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “jayza” but also “ja2iza”, “jaiza”, “jaa2iza” and “jayeza”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Digits stand in for Arabic letters that have no Latin equivalent: 2 is hamza (ء), a glottal stop.