3id عيد
Tunisian Derja · noun
“3id” (عيد) is a noun in Tunisian Derja meaning religious feast, Eid.
Meanings
- religious feast, Eid
- holiday, celebration, birthday
Usage
3id refers first of all to the two major religious feasts. "El 3id esghir" is the feast at the end of Ramadan, and "el 3id el kbir" is the feast of the sheep. The word also refers to national holidays, such as "3id el isti9lel", Independence Day. "3id miled" means birthday. To wish someone a happy holiday, you say "3idek mabrouk" to one person and "3idkom mabrouk" to several. The reply is "w enti mabrouk 3lik" or "3la el jami3". The plural is "a3yed". On social media, the i is often stretched for expressiveness, for example "3iiid".
Example
ان شاء الله عيدكم مبروك
Nchallah 3idkom mabrouk
“God willing, happy holiday to you all.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “3id” but also “3iid”, “aid”, “3eid” and “eid”. 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 “3id” on the Arabic keyboard
In Moroccan Darija
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Moroccan Darija, where it means “religious festival, Eid”; “feast, celebration”: 3id in Moroccan.
In Algerian Darja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Algerian Darja, where it means “religious feast, Eid”; “feast (birthday, celebration)”: 3id in Algerian.