zyeda زيادة
Tunisian Derja · noun
“zyeda” (زيادة) is a noun in Tunisian Derja meaning supplement, extra charge.
Meanings
- supplement, extra charge
- increase (price, salary)
- excess, too much
Usage
Zyeda refers to something that is added. It can be a supplement to pay: famma zyeda ?, "is there an extra charge?". It can be an increase in price or salary: zyedet chehriya, "salary increase". The phrase bel zyeda means "in addition" or "too much", depending on the context. In trade, it is also used for the small extra amount a seller adds. The word is neutral and very common. It derives from the verb zed, "to add", but should not be confused with zeyed, which means "useless".
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “zyeda” but also “ziyada”, “zieda” and “zyada”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Type “zyeda” on the Arabic keyboard
In Moroccan Darija
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Moroccan Darija, where it means “extra, additional amount”; “increase (price, salary)”: zyada in Moroccan.
In Algerian Darja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Algerian Darja, where it means “extra amount, supplement”; “increase (in price, in salary)”: zyada in Algerian.