fde7 فضح
Moroccan Darija · verb
“fde7” (فضح) is a verb in Moroccan Darija meaning reveal a secret, expose someone.
Meanings
- reveal a secret, expose someone
- shame publicly, disgrace
Usage
The verb fdeh means to make public what was meant to stay hidden: a secret, a fault or a lie. It is used mostly with a person as object: fdehni ("he exposed me, he shamed me"). The nuance is almost always negative: someone is exposed to the judgment of others and loses face. It is often heard in reproaches such as "fdehtina qeddam nnas" ("you shamed us in front of people"). The related noun is fdiha, "scandal, shame". Note: for a simple piece of information being revealed, an English speaker would say "reveal", whereas fdeh generally implies damage to someone's reputation.
Example
فضحني قدام صحابي
fde7ni 9eddam s7abi
“He shamed me in front of my friends.”
Conjugation
Forms as recorded in DODa and reproduced in its spelling, which often leaves out short vowels.
| Imperfective (present) | Perfective (past) | Imperative | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ana (I) | kanfD7 | fD7t | |
| nta (you, m.) | katfD7 | fD7ti | fD7 |
| nti (you, f.) | katfD7i | fD7ti | fD7i |
| howa (he) | kayfD7 | fD7 | |
| hiya (she) | katfD7 | fD7at | |
| 7na (we) | kanfD7o | fD7na | |
| ntouma (you, pl.) | katfD7o | fD7to | fD7o |
| homa (they) | kayfD7o | fD7o |
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “fde7” but also “fda7”, “fdeh”, “fdah” and “fd7”. 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 “fde7” on the Arabic keyboard
In Tunisian Derja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Tunisian Derja, where it means “to expose, reveal publicly”; “to disgrace, humiliate”: fdha7 in Tunisian.