l3id sghir العيد الصغير
Moroccan Darija · expression
“l3id sghir” (العيد الصغير) is an expression in Moroccan Darija meaning festival marking the end of Ramadan.
Meanings
- festival marking the end of Ramadan
Usage
L3id sghir, literally "the small festival", refers to the festival that marks the end of Ramadan. It contrasts with l3id lkbir, "the big festival", which is the festival of the sheep sacrifice. On this day, people often wear new clothes, go to prayer and visit family. Cakes are also served, and children receive a little money. To wish someone a happy festival, one says mbrouk l3id or 3idek mbarek. In the media, the name 3id lfitr is also heard.
Example
غادي نمشيو عند جدتي نهار العيد الصغير
ghadi nmchiw 3end jedti nhar l3id sghir
“We'll go to my grandmother's on the day of Eid al-Fitr.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “l3id sghir” but also “l3id ssghir”, “3id sghir” and “l3id seghir”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Digits stand in for Arabic letters that have no Latin equivalent: 3 is ayn (ع), a voiced sound from deep in the throat with no English equivalent.
Type “l3id sghir” on the Arabic keyboard
In Tunisian Derja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Tunisian Derja, where it means “feast ending Ramadan”: 3id esghir in Tunisian.