wejjed وجّد
Moroccan Darija · verb
“wejjed” (وجّد) is a verb in Moroccan Darija meaning to prepare (a meal, something).
Meanings
- to prepare (a meal, something)
- to get ready, set up
Usage
Wejjed is the common verb for "to prepare": a meal (wejjed lghda, wejjed le3cha), belongings, a room, a party. In the reflexive, wejjed rasek means "get ready, be prepared". The participle mwejjed means "ready, prepared". Conjugation: wejjedt, kanwejjed, ghadi nwejjed. It is heard in the proverb dkor lkelb w wejjed l3ssa, literally "mention the dog and prepare the stick", the equivalent of "speak of the devil". The verb is more frequent in some regions than in others, where sayeb or qad are also used.
Example
علاش مابغيتيش ت وجّد لغدا
3lach mabghitich t wjjed lghda
“Why don't you want to prepare lunch?”
Conjugation
Forms as recorded in DODa and reproduced in its spelling, which often leaves out short vowels.
| Imperfective (present) | Perfective (past) | Imperative | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ana (I) | kanwjjd | wjjdt | |
| nta (you, m.) | katwjjd | wjjdti | wjjd |
| nti (you, f.) | katwjjdi | wjjdti | wjjdi |
| howa (he) | kaywjjd | wjjd | |
| hiya (she) | katwjjd | wjjdat | |
| 7na (we) | kanwjjdo | wjjdna | |
| ntouma (you, pl.) | katwjjdo | wjjdto | wjjdo |
| homa (they) | kaywjjdo | wjjdo |
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “wejjed” but also “wjjed”, “wajjad”, “wjjd” and “wajjed”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Type “wejjed” on the Arabic keyboard
In Algerian Darja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Algerian Darja, where it means “to prepare, get ready”; “to get oneself ready”: wajjed in Algerian.