wden ودن
Moroccan Darija · noun
“wden” (ودن) is a noun in Moroccan Darija meaning ear.
Meanings
- ear
- handle (of a vessel)
Usage
Wden means the ear. The plural is wdnin and the word is feminine: wdni katdrrni, "my ear hurts". It is used with suffixed pronouns: wdni, "my ear", wdnek, "your ear". Several expressions are common, such as f wdnu, "in his ear", for something said in secret. By analogy, the word can also refer to the handle of a pot or a basket. In writing, the vowel varies a lot, hence the spellings wden, wdn or oden.
Example
كتضرني ودني من البارح
katdrrni wdni mn lbare7
“My ear has been hurting since yesterday.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “wden” but also “wdn”, “wdan” and “wedn”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Type “wden” on the Arabic keyboard
In Tunisian Derja
The same word also exists in Tunisian Derja, written وذن, where it means “ear”; “handle (of a pot)”: wdhen in Tunisian.