nndam الندم
Moroccan Darija · noun
“nndam” (الندم) is a noun in Moroccan Darija meaning regret, remorse.
Meanings
- regret, remorse
Usage
Nndam means the regret or remorse one feels after an act or a decision. It is the noun derived from the verb ndem, "to regret", which takes 3la: ndemt 3la dakchi lli dert, "I regretted what I did". The word is used in everyday conversation as well as in proverbs and songs. It is also heard in the form nndama, with the same meaning. The article is assimilated in speech: it is pronounced nnadam or nndam, with a doubled n, not "al-nadam". To simply say that you regretted something, the verb ndem is more natural than the noun.
Example
النّدم ما كيرجّعش اللي فات
nndam ma kayrejje3ch lli fat
“Regret doesn't bring back the past.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “nndam” but also “nadam”, “nnadam” and “ndam”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.