dedd ضدّ
Moroccan Darija · preposition
“dedd” (ضدّ) is a preposition in Moroccan Darija meaning against.
Meanings
- against
- opposite, contrary
Usage
Dedd is mostly used as a preposition meaning "against": ana dedd had lfikra, "I am against this idea". With a suffixed pronoun it gives deddi, deddek, deddo ("against me, you, him"). As a noun, the word means "the opposite": dedd lkhir, "the opposite of good". For physical contact, such as leaning against a wall, dedd is not used; m3a or f is used instead. Dedd is reserved for opposition of ideas or interests.
Example
هادشي ضد الدين ديالي
8adchchi DeD ddin dyali
“This goes against my religion.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “dedd” but also “dad”, “dadd”, “ded” and “did”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Type “dedd” on the Arabic keyboard
In Algerian Darja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Algerian Darja, where it means “against”; “opposite, contrary”: dhed in Algerian.
In Tunisian Derja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Tunisian Derja, where it means “against, opposed to”; “resistant to (e.g. water)”: dhedd in Tunisian.