wezze3 وزّع
Moroccan Darija · verb
“wezze3” (وزّع) is a verb in Moroccan Darija meaning to distribute, to share out.
Meanings
- to distribute, to share out
- to hand out to several people
Usage
Wezze3 means to distribute or share something out among several people. The base form is wezze3 (he distributed) and the imperfect is ywezze3. The recipient is introduced by 3la: wezze3 lflous 3la ddrari (distribute the money to the children). The verb is very common when talking about food, sweets, alms or inheritance. It is also used for cards, tasks or newspapers. The related noun is tawzi3 (distribution).
Example
إمتا غادي ت وزّع ديك لحلوا لي عندك
imta ghadi t wzze3 dik l7elwa li 3endek
“When are you going to hand out those sweets you have?”
Conjugation
Forms as recorded in DODa and reproduced in its spelling, which often leaves out short vowels.
| Imperfective (present) | Perfective (past) | Imperative | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ana (I) | kanwzze3 | wzze3t | |
| nta (you, m.) | katwzze3 | wzze3ti | wzze3 |
| nti (you, f.) | katwzz3i | wzze3ti | wzz3i |
| howa (he) | kaywzze3 | wzze3 | |
| hiya (she) | katwzze3 | wzz3at | |
| 7na (we) | kanwzz3o | wzz3na | |
| ntouma (you, pl.) | katwzz3o | wzze3to | wzz3o |
| homa (they) | kaywzz3o | wzz3o |
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “wezze3” but also “wzze3”, “wazza3”, “wezza3” and “wze3”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Digits stand in for Arabic letters that have no Latin equivalent: 3 is ayn (ع), a voiced sound from deep in the throat with no English equivalent.
Type “wezze3” on the Arabic keyboard
In Tunisian Derja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Tunisian Derja, where it means “to distribute, hand out”; “to pass the ball (football)”: wazza3 in Tunisian.