ndih نديه
Moroccan Darija · verb
“ndih” (نديه) is a verb in Moroccan Darija meaning I take him/it along.
Meanings
- I take him/it along
- (that) I take him/it
Usage
Ndih is the first person of the imperfective of the verb dda / yddi, "to take along, to carry off", followed by the pronoun -h, "him, it". The object can be a person or a thing. This form is used after khlini, "let me", after wach in questions, or after ghadi for the future: ghadi ndih, "I'm going to take him". The destination follows directly or with l-: ndih l-tbib, "I take him to the doctor". Note: dda means "to take along" or "to take with oneself", whereas "to bring here" is jab.
Example
خليني نديه لمدرستو.
khlini ndih lmdrastou.
“Let me take him to his school.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “ndih” but also “nddih”, “ndiih” and “nediih”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.