fed فاد
Tunisian Derja · verb
“fed” (فاد) is a verb in Tunisian Derja meaning to be useful, to serve a purpose.
Meanings
- to be useful, to serve a purpose
- to inform, to help (yfid)
Usage
Fed, in the imperfect yfid, means "to be useful, to serve". It is mostly found in the negative, often with a nuance of resignation: ma fed chay, "it was no use". With an object pronoun, it indicates who benefits from the action: ma fednich, "it didn't help me". Yfid + person + b can also mean "to inform someone about something", for example in calls for help on social media. The corresponding noun is fayda, "usefulness".
Example
حكيت معاه ساعة أما ما فاد شي
7kit m3ah se3a ama ma fed chay
“I talked to him for an hour, but it was no use.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “fed” but also “fad”, “yfid” and “feed”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.