yed يد
Moroccan Darija · noun
“yed” (يد) is a noun in Moroccan Darija meaning hand.
Meanings
- hand
- power, influence (figurative)
Usage
Yedd is the usual word for hand. It is feminine, and its common dual/plural form is yeddin: ghsel yeddik, "wash your hands". It appears in many expressions: yedd f yedd, "hand in hand, together"; kolchi f yedd llah, "everything is in God's hands"; 3ndo yedd, "he has a long arm" (he has influence). With a possessive, the vowel varies by region: yeddi or iddi, "my hand". For the whole arm, dra3 is used instead.
Example
غسل يديك قبل ما تاكل
ghsel yeddik qbel ma takol
“Wash your hands before eating.”
Forms
| plural | iddin |
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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 “yed” but also “yedd”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Type “yed” on the Arabic keyboard
In Algerian Darja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Algerian Darja, where it means “hand”; “handle (of an object)”: yed in Algerian.
In Tunisian Derja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Tunisian Derja, where it means “hand (body part)”; “handle of a tool”: yed in Tunisian.