sadma صدمة
Moroccan Darija · noun
“sadma” (صدمة) is a noun in Moroccan Darija meaning emotional shock, big surprise.
Meanings
- emotional shock, big surprise
- trauma
- physical impact, blow
Usage
Sadma (also pronounced sedma or sdma) is used mainly for an emotional shock: bad news, a disappointment, a big surprise. The most frequent phrases are jatni sadma ("I got a shock"), kunt f sadma ("I was in shock") and sadma kbira. The word is also used for heartbreak, as in sadma f l-hobb. The corresponding verb is sdem ("to shock, to hit"). The register is everyday, and the word passes easily into the language of the media. In a psychological context, it can mean "trauma".
Example
كولنا ف صدمة كبيرة
koulna f Sedma kbira
“We are all in great shock.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “sadma” but also “sedma”, “sdma”, “sadmaa” and “sedmaa”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Type “sadma” on the Arabic keyboard
In Tunisian Derja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Tunisian Derja, where it means “emotional shock, blow”; “sudden disappointment”: sadma in Tunisian.