maw3ed موعد

Tunisian Derja · noun

“maw3ed” (موعد) is a noun in Tunisian Derja meaning appointment.

Meanings

1. appointment
2. set date, deadline

Usage

Maw3ed refers to an appointment, whether medical, administrative or personal. Common constructions: 3andi maw3ed, "I have an appointment"; na3mel maw3ed or nchedd maw3ed, "to make an appointment"; and maw3ed m3a ettbib, "a doctor's appointment". The word can also mean a scheduled date, for example maw3ed el imti7an for the exam date. In urban speech, the French word "rendez-vous", pronounced rondivou, is very often heard. Maw3ed stays neutral and suits all registers. The plural is mawa3ed.

Example

How to write it in Latin letters

In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “maw3ed” but also “maw3id”, “mou3ed”, “maou3ed” and “mawou3ed”. 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 “maw3ed” on the Arabic keyboard

In Moroccan Darija

Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Moroccan Darija, where it means “appointment”; “set date, deadline”: maw3id in Moroccan.

In Algerian Darja

Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Algerian Darja, where it means “appointment”; “set date, deadline”: maw3id in Algerian.

How to say “appointment” in Moroccan, Algerian and Tunisian