bnadem بنادم
Algerian Darja · noun
“bnadem” (بنادم) is a noun in Algerian Darja meaning human being, person.
Meanings
- human being, person
- someone, anyone
- decent person, good sort
Usage
Bnadem means a human being in general, or a person. It is a very common word, from informal to neutral register. "Bnadem" without an article often means "someone" or "people": "bnadem ma yfhemch", "people can't be understood". Saying "enta bnadem" to someone acknowledges that they are a decent, humane person. The usual plural is "bnadmin". In a reproach, "wach, enta machi bnadem ?" questions the person's humanity or manners.
Example
هذا بنادم مليح بزاف
hada bnadem mli7 bezzaf
“He's a really good person.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “bnadem” but also “bnadm”, “benadem”, “bnadam” and “bnaadem”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Type “bnadem” on the Arabic keyboard
In Moroccan Darija
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Moroccan Darija, where it means “human being, man”; “people, the world”: bnadm in Moroccan.
In Tunisian Derja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Tunisian Derja, where it means “human being, people in general”; “someone, a person”: bnadem in Tunisian.