7dud حدود
Moroccan Darija · noun
“7dud” (حدود) is a noun in Moroccan Darija meaning border(s).
Meanings
- border(s)
- limits
Usage
The word 7dud is the plural of 7edd, "limit, edge". It refers first of all to the border between countries: "l7dud m3a ljazayer", "the border with Algeria". In the figurative sense, it expresses the limits of someone or something. The expression "bla 7dud" means "without limits". "Ma 3ndouch 7dud" is said of excessive behavior. "Dir 7dud m3a nas" means "set boundaries with people". Pitfall for an English speaker: the plural is used even where English has a singular, as in "the border". The register is neutral.
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “7dud” but also “7odoud”, “7doud” and “hdoud”. 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 “7dud” on the Arabic keyboard
In Algerian Darja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Algerian Darja, where it means “border (between countries)”; “limits”: hdoud in Algerian.
In Tunisian Derja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Tunisian Derja, where it means “borders (of a country)”; “limits”: 7doud in Tunisian.