3ridh عريض
Tunisian Derja · adjective
“3ridh” (عريض) is an adjective in Tunisian Derja meaning wide, broad.
Meanings
- wide, broad
- thick, stout
Usage
3ridh means wide and is the opposite of dhayyaq, which means narrow. It is used for a road, a room, a piece of clothing, or for someone with a large build ("3ridh el-ktef", broad-shouldered). The feminine is 3ridha and the plural is 3radh. Do not confuse it with twil, which means long. In the press and speeches, the word also appears in a figurative sense ("a wide part"), but this usage belongs more to standard Arabic. It is also used as a family name, notably in Tunisian politics.
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “3ridh” but also “3rid”, “aridh” and “3reedh”. 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.