hedra هدرة
Moroccan Darija · noun
“hedra” (هدرة) is a noun in Moroccan Darija meaning words, talk.
Meanings
- words, talk
- language, way of speaking, dialect
- conversation, discussion
Usage
Hedra is the noun derived from the verb hder. It refers to what someone says: hedra zwina ("nice words"), hedra khawya ("empty words"). It is also used for a way of speaking or a language: hedra dyal chamal ("the speech of the North"). In the expression lhedra dyal, it refers to someone's words or instructions, for example those of parents. The plural is hedrat, but the singular often suffices for a collective sense. To say that one listens to someone, one uses sme3 lhedra ("to listen to what is said").
Example
قاليا هدرة زوينة
galia hedra zwina
“He said nice words to me.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “hedra” but also “hadra”, “hdra” and “8edra”. 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 “hedra” on the Arabic keyboard
In Algerian Darja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Algerian Darja, where it means “words, remarks, speech”; “conversation, discussion”: hadra in Algerian.
In Tunisian Derja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Tunisian Derja, where it means “words, talk, what is said”; “chatter, discussion”: hadra in Tunisian.