nadem نادم
Moroccan Darija · adjective
“nadem” (نادم) is an adjective in Moroccan Darija meaning regretful, repentant.
Meanings
- regretful, repentant
Usage
Nadem means "regretful". It is constructed with 3la: nadem 3la hadchi, "I regret this". The feminine is nadma, the plural nadmin. It is used in everyday conversation to express personal regret, often with ana at the start: ana nadem. The corresponding verb is ndem, "to regret", and the noun is ndama, "regret". It does not have the polite sense of "sorry": to apologize, people rather say sme7 liya. The expression ghadi tendem, "you will regret it", is common as a warning.
Example
أنا نادم على هادشي
ana nadm 3la hadchi
“I regret that.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “nadem” but also “nadm”, “naadm”, “naadem” and “nadim”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Type “nadem” on the Arabic keyboard
In Tunisian Derja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Tunisian Derja, where it means “regretful, full of regret”; “remorseful”: nadem in Tunisian.