9a3ed قاعد
Tunisian Derja · adjective
“9a3ed” (قاعد) is an adjective in Tunisian Derja meaning in the process of (progressive).
Meanings
- in the process of (progressive)
- sitting
- staying, remaining
Usage
9a3ed is the participle of "to sit". It agrees in gender and number: 9a3ed, 9a3da, 9a3din. Its most frequent use is as a progressive auxiliary before an imperfect verb: 9a3ed nekteb, "I am writing". It is also used for a habitual action in progress: 9a3da te5dem, "she is working (right now)". In its literal sense it means "sitting", or "staying": 9a3ed fi dar, "he stays at home". Pitfall: the progressive sense has nothing to do with posture.
Example
نحكي عاللي قاعد يصير فال كواليس ,
na7ki 3alli 9999a3d ysir fil kewelis ,
“I'm talking about what's going on behind the scenes.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “9a3ed” but also “9a3d”, “ga3ed”, “9a3id”, “ka3ed” and “9999a3d”. 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; 9 is qaf (ق), a k pronounced at the back of the throat.