hawwad هود
Algerian Darja · verb
“hawwad” (هود) is a verb in Algerian Darja meaning to go down.
Meanings
- to go down
- to go (down) to a place (town, home region)
- to bring down (an object)
Usage
Hawwad means "to go down", whether from a floor, a vehicle or a height. It is also the imperative: "hawwad!" means "get down!". By extension, it is used for travelling to a city or to one's home region, with the preposition l-: "hawwad l Tiaret", "go to Tiaret". With an object, it takes the sense of "to bring down": "hawwad l-kartouna", "take the box down". The synonym hbat is also common. The imperfective is yhawwad, and the verbal noun is tahwad.
Example
هود من الطوموبيل راني نستناك
hawwad men tomobil rani nestennak
“Get out of the car, I'm waiting for you.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “hawwad” but also “hawed”, “hawad”, “howwed” and “hewwed”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.