hadaf هدف
Algerian Darja · noun
“hadaf” (هدف) is a noun in Algerian Darja meaning goal, objective.
Meanings
- goal, objective
- goal scored (football)
Usage
Hadaf comes from Standard Arabic and is commonly used in Algeria to mean an objective or a goal in life: "3andi hadaf" (I have a goal), "bla hadaf" (without purpose). In football, it is the term used by commentators and the media for a goal scored. In everyday conversation, though, fans more readily say "but" (pronounced "bi") or "marka". The register is neutral, a little more formal than the equivalents borrowed from French. The plural is ahdaf.
Example
الهدف تاعي نكمل قرايتي ونخدم.
el hadaf ta3i nkemmel qrayti w nekhdem.
“My goal is to finish my studies and work.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “hadaf” but also “hadef” and “hadf”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Type “hadaf” on the Arabic keyboard
In Moroccan Darija
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Moroccan Darija, where it means “goal, objective”; “intention, aim”: hadaf in Moroccan.
In Tunisian Derja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Tunisian Derja, where it means “goal, intended aim”; “goal (football)”: hadaf in Tunisian.