ta9dir تقدير
Algerian Darja · noun
“ta9dir” (تقدير) is a noun in Algerian Darja meaning esteem, regard.
Meanings
- esteem, regard
- assessment, estimate
Usage
The word taqdir comes from Standard Arabic. In Algeria, it is mostly found in polite, somewhat solemn formulas that are very common in online comments: ta7iya taqdir wa i7tiram (greetings, esteem and respect), addressed to an artist or content creator. The register is formal or semi-formal. In everyday conversation, esteem is more often expressed with n9adrek (I respect you) or n7atmek. The sense "assessment, estimate" belongs to administrative or school contexts. It is also seen in exam grade remarks.
Example
تحية تقدير واحترام ليك خويا
ta7iya taqdir w i7tiram lik khouya
“Greetings, esteem and respect to you, brother.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “ta9dir” but also “taqdir”, “takdir” and “te9dir”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Digits stand in for Arabic letters that have no Latin equivalent: 9 is qaf (ق), a k pronounced at the back of the throat.
Type “ta9dir” on the Arabic keyboard
In Moroccan Darija
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Moroccan Darija, where it means “esteem, regard”; “estimate, assessment”: t9dir in Moroccan.
In Tunisian Derja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Tunisian Derja, where it means “estimate, assessment”; “esteem, appreciation”: ta9dir in Tunisian.