sda9 صداق
Moroccan Darija · noun
“sda9” (صداق) is a noun in Moroccan Darija meaning bride price paid by the husband.
Meanings
- bride price paid by the husband
Usage
Sdaq refers to the bride price that the future husband gives to the bride. This property belongs to her; it is not a contribution from her family, as in the old-style dowry. The sdaq is part of the marriage contract and appears in the deed drawn up by the adouls. Its amount is often discussed between the families. People say "kteb sdaq", "7tt sdaq" or "khlla sdaq". The word belongs to everyday marriage vocabulary and is used in conversation as well as in legal or religious settings.
Example
خليت لها صداق مهوور
khlit li8a Sda9 m8ewwer
“I set aside a fine bride price for her.”
Forms
| plural | Sda9at |
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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 “sda9” but also “sdaq”, “sdaa9”, “sadaq” and “sdak”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Digits stand in for Arabic letters that have no Latin equivalent: 9 is qaf (ق), a k pronounced at the back of the throat.