wadeh واضح
Algerian Darja · adjective
“wadeh” (واضح) is an adjective in Algerian Darja meaning clear, understandable.
Meanings
- clear, understandable
- obvious, evident
Usage
A common adjective that agrees in gender: "wadeh" masculine, "wad7a" feminine. You say "el klam wadeh" ("what is said is clear") or "el 7aja wad7a" ("it's obvious"). On its own, "wadeh ?" means "is that clear?", "understood?", often in a firm or authoritative tone. "Wadeh kima chems" means "clear as day". For obviousness you also hear "bayen" ("it shows"), which is more informal. Wadeh puts more emphasis on the sharpness of an explanation or a situation.
Example
الكلام تاعو واضح، فهمتو مليح.
el klam ta3ou wadeh, fhemtou mli7.
“What he says is clear, I understood it well.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “wadeh” but also “wade7”, “wadh”, “wadah” and “wadi7”. 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 “wadeh” on the Arabic keyboard
In Moroccan Darija
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Moroccan Darija, where it means “clear, understandable”; “obvious, evident”: wade7 in Moroccan.
In Tunisian Derja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Tunisian Derja, where it means “clear, distinct”; “obvious, evident”: wadha7 in Tunisian.