7adara حضارة
Moroccan Darija · noun
“7adara” (حضارة) is a noun in Moroccan Darija meaning civilization.
Meanings
- civilization
- refinement, civility
Usage
7aDara is a Standard Arabic word fully integrated into darija, used to talk about history, cultures or societies: l-7aDara l-maghribia, l-7aDara l-andalussia. Figuratively, it can mean good manners or civilized behavior, often in reproaches: fin hia l-7aDara? ("where are the manners?"). Its register is rather formal or media-style, but it is also heard in conversation. The plural is 7aDarat. The corresponding adjective, 7aDari, mainly means "civilized, polite".
Example
كاين احتمالية صغيرة بزاف ديال أنه تكون حضارة في المريخ
kayna 7timalia Sghira bzaf dyal ana8o tkon 7aDara fl mrrikh
“There is a very small chance that a civilization exists on Mars.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “7adara” but also “hadara”, “7adaara” and “hadaara”. 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.