3andi عند
Tunisian Derja · preposition
“3andi” (عند) is a preposition in Tunisian Derja meaning to have (with suffixed pronoun).
Meanings
- to have (with suffixed pronoun)
- at someone's place
- near, with
Usage
3and means "at (someone's place)", but its most frequent use is to express possession: 3andi (I have), 3andek (you have), 3andou (he has), 3andna (we have). The negation is formed with ma… ch: ma 3andich (I don't have). The sense of "at someone's place" appears in sentences like mchit 3and 3ammi (I went to my uncle's). Common expressions include 3andek 7a9 (you're right) and 3andi 7aja (I have something to do). For an English speaker, remember that Tunisian Arabic has no verb "to have": 3and with a pronoun replaces it.
Example
عندك حق !!
3andk 7a9 !!
“You're right!!”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “3andi” but also “3and”, “3end”, “and” and “aand”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Digits stand in for Arabic letters that have no Latin equivalent: 3 is ayn (ع), a voiced sound from deep in the throat with no English equivalent.
Type “3andi” on the Arabic keyboard
In Moroccan Darija
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Moroccan Darija, where it means “at, with (someone's place)”; “to have (with suffix pronoun)”: 3end in Moroccan.
In Algerian Darja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Algerian Darja, where it means “at (someone's place), with”; “to have (with suffix pronoun)”: 3and in Algerian.