hedded هدّد
Moroccan Darija · verb
“hedded” (هدّد) is a verb in Moroccan Darija meaning to threaten.
Meanings
- to threaten
- to intimidate, pressure
Usage
Hedded means "to threaten". The present is kayhedded and the related noun is tahdid (threat). It takes a direct object: "hedded-ni" (he threatened me). The threat can be specified with b-: "hedded-ni b l-bolis" (he threatened to call the police). The word comes from Standard Arabic but has become well established in everyday speech, especially for arguments, legal matters and news reports. In a more colloquial register you also hear "dar lih t-tahdid" (he threatened him) or more figurative expressions. The register is neutral.
Example
هدّدني باش يجيب البوليس
hedded-ni bach yjib l-bolis
“He threatened to call the police.”
Conjugation
Forms as recorded in DODa and reproduced in its spelling, which often leaves out short vowels.
| Imperfective (present) | Perfective (past) | Imperative | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ana (I) | kan8dded | 8ddedt | |
| nta (you, m.) | kat8dded | 8ddedti | 8dded |
| nti (you, f.) | kat8ddedi | 8ddedti | 8ddedi |
| howa (he) | kay8dded | 8dded | |
| hiya (she) | kat8dded | 8ddedat | |
| 7na (we) | kan8ddedo | 8ddedna | |
| ntouma (you, pl.) | kat8ddedo | 8ddedto | 8ddedo |
| homa (they) | kay8ddedo | 8ddedo |
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “hedded” but also “8dded”, “8added”, “hadded”, “8edded” and “i8dded”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Digits stand in for Arabic letters that have no Latin equivalent: 8 is light ha (ه) or ghayn (غ), depending on the writer.
Type “hedded” on the Arabic keyboard
In Tunisian Derja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Tunisian Derja, where it means “to threaten”: hadded in Tunisian.