9ddami قدّامي
Moroccan Darija · preposition
“9ddami” (قدّامي) is a preposition in Moroccan Darija meaning in front of me.
Meanings
- in front of me
- front, forward (adjective)
Usage
9eddami is most often the preposition 9eddam followed by the suffix -i, "in front of me". The form is used in curt commands such as sir mn 9eddami or 7iyed mn 9eddami, "get out of my sight", and in phrases such as ay 7aja jat 9eddami, "whatever came my way". It is also an adjective meaning "front, forward": rroda l9eddamiya, "the front wheel", lbab l9eddami, "the front door". The opposite is lurani (rear). Only context distinguishes the two uses.
Example
سير من قدامي
sir mn 9ddami
“Get out of my sight.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “9ddami” but also “9dami”, “9eddami”, “9edami”, “gddami” and “9ddaami”. 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 “9ddami” on the Arabic keyboard
In Algerian Darja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Algerian Darja, where it means “front, forward”; “in front of me”: 9dami in Algerian.
In Tunisian Derja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Tunisian Derja, where it means “in front of me, facing me”; “front, forward (adjective)”: 9odemi in Tunisian.