itti7ad اتحاد
Moroccan Darija · noun
“itti7ad” (اتحاد) is a noun in Moroccan Darija meaning union, federation.
Meanings
- union, federation
- unity, uniting
Usage
Itti7ad is a Standard Arabic word that entered darija through the media and public life. It is found mostly in names of organizations: trade unions, parties, sports clubs, "l-itti7ad l-ourobbi" (the European Union). In conversation it remains somewhat formal. To say "to unite" or "to stand together" in everyday speech, people prefer phrases like "ntjem3o" or "nkuno yd we7da". In speech, the initial vowel often weakens, hence the pronunciation "tti7ad".
Example
الاتحاد كيعطي القوة
l-itti7ad kay3ti l-9owwa
“Unity gives strength.”
Forms
| plural | itti7adat |
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Forms as recorded in DODa, in its spelling.
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “itti7ad” but also “tti7ad”, “iti7ad”, “ittihad” and “itihad”. 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.