jdid جديد
Moroccan Darija · adjective
“jdid” (جديد) is an adjective in Moroccan Darija meaning new, brand new.
Meanings
- new, brand new
- something new, news
Usage
Jdid is the common adjective for "new" and "brand new". Darija does not distinguish between these two notions the way French does. It goes after the noun: sak jdid, "a new bag". The feminine is jdida and the plural jdad. Used as a noun, it means "something new". It appears in the very common question kayn chi jdid?, "what's new?". Applied to a person, it means "newcomer": nta jdid hna, "you're new here". It is a neutral word, used in all registers.
Example
شريت صاك جديد
chrit Sak jdid
“I bought a new bag.”
Forms
| feminine | jdida |
|---|---|
| plural | jdad |
| feminine plural | jdidat |
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 “jdid” but also “jadid”, “jedid”, “jdiid” and “jdad”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Type “jdid” on the Arabic keyboard
In Algerian Darja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Algerian Darja, where it means “new, brand new”; “recent, novel”: jdid in Algerian.
In Tunisian Derja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Tunisian Derja, where it means “new, brand new”; “recent, novel”: jdid in Tunisian.