wajed واجد
Moroccan Darija · adjective
“wajed” (واجد) is an adjective in Moroccan Darija meaning ready (person).
Meanings
- ready (person)
- ready, served (meal, thing)
Usage
Wajed means "ready" and agrees in gender and number: wajda for the feminine, wajdin for the plural. It is very often used for a meal (lghda wajed, "lunch is ready") or for someone about to leave (wach nta wajed?, "are you ready?"). It is common with rah or raha, which stress the present state. The corresponding verb is wajjed ("to prepare"), and wajed lrask means "get yourself ready". Note: this word does not have the Standard Arabic meaning "to find" or "existing".
Example
راه واجد الغدا
rah wajed lghda
“Lunch is ready.”
Forms
| feminine | wajda |
|---|---|
| plural | wajdin |
| feminine plural | wajdat |
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 “wajed” but also “wajd”, “wajde”, “waajed” and “wajid”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.