moufid مفيد
Moroccan Darija · adjective
“moufid” (مفيد) is an adjective in Moroccan Darija meaning useful.
Meanings
- useful
- informative, enriching
- good for your health
Usage
Moufid describes what brings something of value: a class, a film, a piece of advice, an exercise. It is also said of a food that is good for health, for example "l3sel moufid" (honey is good for you). The feminine is moufida. Typical phrases are "kan moufid" (it was useful) and "moufid l…" (good for…). The word is common in all registers. For a helpful person, other words are used instead, such as "kay3awen". Moufid is said above all of a thing or an activity.
Example
هاد درس كان مفيد
had darss kan moufid
“This class was useful.”
Forms
| feminine | mofida |
|---|---|
| plural | mofidin |
| feminine plural | mofidat |
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 “moufid” but also “mofid”, “mufid” and “mfid”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Type “moufid” on the Arabic keyboard
In Algerian Darja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Algerian Darja, where it means “useful”; “instructive, beneficial”: mufid in Algerian.
In Tunisian Derja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Tunisian Derja, where it means “useful”; “beneficial, helpful”: mfid in Tunisian.