wzen وزن
Moroccan Darija · verb
“wzen” (وزن) is a verb in Moroccan Darija meaning to weigh.
Meanings
- to weigh
- weight (noun)
- to balance, treat equally (wazen)
Usage
Wzen is first of all a verb: it means to weigh something, on a scale or at the market. The imperfect is yuzen or yewzen. The same word also serves as a noun for weight: nqes men lwazn (to lose weight). The form wazen, with a long a, has a different meaning: to balance, or to treat several people equally. For example, wazen bin wladu (he treats his children the same way). Figuratively, wzen lklam means to weigh one's words. The passive ttwzen (to be weighed) is common among shopkeepers.
Example
وزن هاد شريحة شحال يكون فيها
wzen had chri7a ch7al ykoun fiha
“Weigh this slice, to see how much it comes to.”
Conjugation
Forms as recorded in DODa and reproduced in its spelling, which often leaves out short vowels.
| Imperfective (present) | Perfective (past) | Imperative | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ana (I) | kanwzen | wzent | |
| nta (you, m.) | katwzen | wzenti | wzen |
| nti (you, f.) | katwzni | wzenti | wzni |
| howa (he) | kaywzen | wzen | |
| hiya (she) | katwzen | wznat | |
| 7na (we) | kanwzno | wznna | |
| ntouma (you, pl.) | katwzno | wznto | wzno |
| homa (they) | kaywzno | wzno |
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “wzen” but also “wazn”, “wezn”, “wazen” and “wzn”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Type “wzen” on the Arabic keyboard
In Algerian Darja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Algerian Darja, where it means “weight”; “size (of a file, a data plan)”: wezn in Algerian.
In Tunisian Derja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Tunisian Derja, where it means “to weigh (an item, goods)”; “weight”: wzen in Tunisian.