dhed ضد
Algerian Darja · preposition
“dhed” (ضد) is a preposition in Algerian Darja meaning against.
Meanings
- against
- opposite, contrary
Usage
The preposition dhed is used like "against" in English: opposition to an idea or a person, or a match against a team. It combines with suffixed pronouns (dhedi, dhedek, dhedou: "against me, against you, against him") and is often used with rani or kan (rani dhed hadi, "I'm against that"). As a noun, el-dhed means the opposite. For a match, you can also say m3a. The word is shared by Standard Arabic and the spoken dialect, with no notable difference in meaning.
Example
أنا ضدّ هاد القرار.
ana dhed had l9arar.
“I'm against this decision.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “dhed” but also “ded”, “dhid”, “dhd” and “dod”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Type “dhed” on the Arabic keyboard
In Moroccan Darija
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Moroccan Darija, where it means “against”; “opposite, contrary”: dedd in Moroccan.
In Tunisian Derja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Tunisian Derja, where it means “against, opposed to”; “resistant to (e.g. water)”: dhedd in Tunisian.