med مد

Tunisian Derja · verb

“med” (مد) is a verb in Tunisian Derja meaning to stretch out, extend (a limb).

Meanings

1. to stretch out, extend (a limb)
2. to hand, pass something
3. to supply, provide

Usage

A very common verb: medd, present ymedd. It is used first for a body movement: medd yeddek (hold out your hand), medd sé9ik (stretch out your legs). It also means to pass an object to someone: meddli el kess (pass me the glass). In this sense it is built with -li, -lek or -lou to indicate who receives. The sense of supplying or providing belongs to a more formal register. Medd yeddou can also mean to hit or to steal, depending on context. Note the gemination: the final d is doubled in pronunciation.

Example

How to write it in Latin letters

In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “med” but also “medd”, “md”, “mad” and “madd”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.

Type “med” on the Arabic keyboard

In Moroccan Darija

Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Moroccan Darija, where it means “to stretch out (arms, legs)”; “to hand, pass something”: med in Moroccan.

In Algerian Darja

Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Algerian Darja, where it means “to give, hand over”; “to stretch out (hand, arm)”: med in Algerian.