zayed زايد
Moroccan Darija · adjective
“zayed” (زايد) is an adjective in Moroccan Darija meaning superfluous, one too many.
Meanings
- superfluous, one too many
- extra, additional
- innate, inborn
Usage
Zayed, feminine zayda, is the participle of the verb zad, "to add, to increase". It most often describes what is surplus or superfluous: "had lkas zayed", "this glass is one too many". It can also mean "extra, additional". The expression "zayed na9es" means that it makes no difference. Constructed with fi, it expresses an innate trait: "hadchi zayed fina", "it's in our nature, we were born with it". This sense comes from zad, which also means "to be born". "Mazal zayed fih" means "he's carrying on even more strongly".
Example
هاد الكاس زايد، حيّدو من الطبلة
had lkas zayed, 7eydo men tTebla
“This glass is extra, take it off the table.”
Forms
| feminine | zayda |
|---|---|
| plural | zaydin |
| feminine plural | zaydat |
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 “zayed” but also “zayd” and “zaid”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Type “zayed” on the Arabic keyboard
In Algerian Darja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Algerian Darja, where it means “born (in, at)”; “extra, surplus”: zayed in Algerian.
In Tunisian Derja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Tunisian Derja, where it means “superfluous, extra, in excess”; “pointless, no use (to)”: zeyed in Tunisian.