hadra هدرة
Algerian Darja · noun
“hadra” (هدرة) is a noun in Algerian Darja meaning words, remarks, speech.
Meanings
- words, remarks, speech
- conversation, discussion
- rumor, gossip
Usage
Hadra comes from the verb "hder" (to speak). It is the ordinary darja word for "words" or "remarks", where Standard Arabic uses "kalam". Some frequent expressions: "hadra zina" (fine words), "hadra fargha" (empty words) and "kther lhadra" (to talk too much). With a possessive, "hadertou" means "his way of speaking" or "what he said". In the plural or in a negative context, the word can mean gossip. Note: do not confuse it with "hadra" in the sense of a Sufi ceremony, which is a distinct word.
Example
هدرتك صحيحة، عندك الحق
hadertek s7i7a, 3andek l7a9
“What you say is right, you are right.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “hadra” but also “hedra” and “hadar”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Type “hadra” on the Arabic keyboard
In Moroccan Darija
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Moroccan Darija, where it means “words, talk”; “language, way of speaking, dialect”: hedra in Moroccan.
In Tunisian Derja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Tunisian Derja, where it means “words, talk, what is said”; “chatter, discussion”: hadra in Tunisian.