masdoud مسدود

Tunisian Derja · adjective

“masdoud” (مسدود) is an adjective in Tunisian Derja meaning blocked, clogged.

Meanings

1. blocked, clogged
2. closed, dead-end
3. stuffy (nose)

Usage

Masdoud is the past participle of sadd ("to close", "to block"). It applies to a sink or a pipe ("lévier masdoud"), a congested or blocked road ("thnia masdouda"), or a nose blocked by a cold. Figuratively, it describes a stuck situation ("el 7al masdoud") or a closed horizon, for example for jobs. The feminine is masdouda and the plural is masdoudin. For a door or shop that is simply closed, msakkar is more common.

Example

How to write it in Latin letters

In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “masdoud” but also “msdoud”, “masdoude” and “mesdoud”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.

Type “masdoud” on the Arabic keyboard

In Moroccan Darija

Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Moroccan Darija, where it means “closed (door, shop)”; “blocked, clogged”: msdoud in Moroccan.