Moroccan Darija for “hand”
/yed/
يد
Ghsel ydik 9bel lmakla.
Wash your hands before eating.
Latin Darija has several accepted writing styles. You may see this word written as:
These spellings refer to the same word. In chat writing, 3, 7, and 9 commonly represent ع, ح, and ق. Vowels and sh/ch can also vary. You can search using any spelling listed here.
Say yed (يد) for “hand” in Moroccan Darija. The pronunciation guide is /yed/. It is a noun with feminine gender. In a natural conversation, you can say “Ghsel ydik 9bel lmakla.”, meaning “Wash your hands before eating.” The French equivalent is main.
9t3at yedi f chwiya d lkhobz.
قطعت يدي في شوية ديال الخبز.
I cut my hand a bit with the bread. · Je me suis coupé la main avec un peu de pain.
3tini yedk bash nsalem 3lik.
عطيني يدك باش نسلم عليك.
Give me your hand so I can greet you. · Donne-moi ta main pour que je te salue.
Hadi yedi lymna.
هذه يدي اليمنى.
This is my right hand. · C'est ma main droite.
The word 'yed' is used in everyday conversation to refer to the hand. It is commonly used in various expressions such as 'yed lkhir' (hand of goodness) to describe someone helpful. There are no notable regional variants for this word in Morocco.
| English | hand |
|---|---|
| French | main |
| Spanish | mano |
| Italian | mano |
| German | Hand |
| Portuguese | mão |
| Dutch | hand |
| Turkish | el |
yed (يد) is a Moroccan Darija word or expression meaning "hand" in English and "main" in French. It is a beginner-level word in the body category.
A natural example is “Ghsel ydik 9bel lmakla.” It means “Wash your hands before eating.”
Yed is pronounced /yed/. You can listen to the audio pronunciation by clicking the "Listen" button above.
In Arabic script it is written يد.
The word 'yed' is used in everyday conversation to refer to the hand. It is commonly used in various expressions such as 'yed lkhir' (hand of goodness) to describe someone helpful. There are no notable regional variants for this word in Morocco.