zeyed زايد
Tunisian Derja · adjective
“zeyed” (زايد) is an adjective in Tunisian Derja meaning superfluous, extra, in excess.
Meanings
- superfluous, extra, in excess
- pointless, no use (to)
- additional, extra
Usage
Zeyed refers to what goes beyond what is necessary: a spare room, superfluous branches that you cut off. Very common in speech, it is also used before an imperfect verb to say that an action is pointless: "zeyed tetkallem" means "no point talking, it's not worth it". The feminine is zeyda, the plural zeydin. It can be mistaken for a simple "more", but it often keeps a negative nuance of excess or uselessness. For a neutral addition, people rather say "zeda" or "zid".
Example
نحّي الخيوط الزايدة من القميجة.
na77i l5yout ezzeyda mel qmija.
“Remove the extra threads from the shirt.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “zeyed” but also “zayed”, “zeyd”, “zayd” and “zaied”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Type “zeyed” on the Arabic keyboard
In Moroccan Darija
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Moroccan Darija, where it means “superfluous, one too many”; “extra, additional”: zayed in Moroccan.
In Algerian Darja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Algerian Darja, where it means “born (in, at)”; “extra, surplus”: zayed in Algerian.