lberd لبرد
Moroccan Darija · noun
“lberd” (لبرد) is a noun in Moroccan Darija meaning cold (weather, temperature).
Meanings
- cold (weather, temperature)
- feeling cold
Usage
Lberd is the noun for cold: the cold of the air, the weather or the season. To say "it's cold", you say kayn lberd. To say "I'm cold", you say fiya lberd, literally "the cold is in me". The adjective "cold" is bared (fem. barda) and the verb "to get cold" is bred. Watch out: lberd with a short e should not be confused with lbard, being cold to the touch. Depending on the region, however, lbard can also mean cold. Everyday use, all registers.
Example
واش كاين لبرد?
wach kayn lberd?
“Is it cold?”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “lberd” but also “lbrd” and “lbard”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.