t9dir تقدير
Moroccan Darija · noun
“t9dir” (تقدير) is a noun in Moroccan Darija meaning esteem, regard.
Meanings
- esteem, regard
- estimate, assessment
Usage
T9dir is a word of a rather formal register, which darija took from Standard Arabic. Its most frequent sense is esteem or appreciation for someone: 3endi t9dir kbir lih ("I have great esteem for him"), m3a kamel t9dir ("with all my regards"). It is also used for an estimate or assessment, especially in administrative or school contexts. In everyday conversation, simpler phrasings such as ihtiram ("respect") are often preferred.
Example
عندي تقدير كبير ليه
3endi t9dir kbir lih
“I have great esteem for him.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “t9dir” but also “ta9dir”, “taqdir” and “te9dir”. 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.
Type “t9dir” on the Arabic keyboard
In Algerian Darja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Algerian Darja, where it means “esteem, regard”; “assessment, estimate”: ta9dir in Algerian.
In Tunisian Derja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Tunisian Derja, where it means “estimate, assessment”; “esteem, appreciation”: ta9dir in Tunisian.