hader حاضر
Algerian Darja · adjective
“hader” (حاضر) is an adjective in Algerian Darja meaning present, here.
Meanings
- present, here
- all right, at your service
- ready, available
Usage
Hader means "present": it is said in answer to a call or to indicate that someone is there, for example "kan hader f la fête" (he was present at the party). Used alone in response to a request, "hader!" is equivalent to "all right, right away, at your service". It is a mark of respect toward a parent, an elder or a customer. It also means "ready, available": "ana hader" (I'm ready, I'm at your disposal). The feminine is hadra, the plural hadrin. The word is neutral and very common.
Example
قالتلو يماه روح جيب الخبز، قالها حاضر
galtlou yemmah rouh jib el khobz, galha hader
“His mother told him to go get the bread, and he answered, "Right away."”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “hader” but also “hadher”, “hadir”, “7ader” and “hadr”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Digits stand in for Arabic letters that have no Latin equivalent: 7 is ha (ح), a breathy h from the throat.
Type “hader” on the Arabic keyboard
In Moroccan Darija
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Moroccan Darija, where it means “present, here”; “"present!" (roll call)”: 7ader in Moroccan.
In Tunisian Derja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Tunisian Derja, where it means “present, here”; “ready”: 7ader in Tunisian.