neffed نفّد
Moroccan Darija · verb
“neffed” (نفّد) is a verb in Moroccan Darija meaning to carry out, implement.
Meanings
- to carry out, implement
- to enforce (law, order)
Usage
Neffed means "to carry out, apply": an order, a decision, a law or a plan. The register is fairly formal; it is heard in administration, the media or at work, as in neffed lqanoun, "to enforce the law". In everyday language, it is also used to mean "do what you are asked": neffed dak chi lli gal lik. It is not used for the execution of a condemned person in ordinary speech. The present is ynеffed and the corresponding noun is tanfid, "execution, implementation". Note: the spelling with d reflects the Moroccan pronunciation.
Example
نفّد داك الشي اللي قال ليك المدير
neffed dak chi lli gal lik lmoudir
“Do what the director told you.”
Conjugation
Forms as recorded in DODa and reproduced in its spelling, which often leaves out short vowels.
| Imperfective (present) | Perfective (past) | Imperative | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ana (I) | kannffed | nffedt | |
| nta (you, m.) | katnffed | nffedti | nffed |
| nti (you, f.) | katnffdi | nffedti | nffdi |
| howa (he) | kaynffed | nffed | |
| hiya (she) | katnffed | nffdat | |
| 7na (we) | kannffdo | nffdna | |
| ntouma (you, pl.) | katnffdo | nffedto | nffdo |
| homa (they) | kaynffdo | nffdo |
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “neffed” but also “nffed”, “nefed” and “naffad”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.