wikand ويكاند
Moroccan Darija · noun
“wikand” (ويكاند) is a noun in Moroccan Darija meaning weekend.
Meanings
- weekend
Usage
A loanword from French or English, well integrated into darija. It takes the article l-: lwikand. It is mostly used with the preposition f: f lwikand (on the weekend, during the weekend). It refers to the end of the week, generally Saturday and Sunday in the working and school world. It is heard in all circles, especially in cities. You can also say akhir simana or simply nhar s-sebt w l-ḥedd. The word remains masculine.
Example
غادي نمشيو للبحر فالويكاند
ghadi nmchiw lbher f lwikand
“We're going to the sea this weekend.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “wikand” but also “weekend” and “wikend”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.