7a9d حقد
Tunisian Derja · noun
“7a9d” (حقد) is a noun in Tunisian Derja meaning grudge, lasting hatred.
Meanings
- grudge, lasting hatred
- spite, malice
Usage
7a9d refers to a lasting hatred or grudge held against someone. The typical construction is 3andou 7a9d 3la… ("he has a grudge against…"). One also says fih 7a9d for a spiteful, vindictive person, the adjective being 7a9oud. The word often comes up in social and political debates, for instance in 7a9d taba9i ("class hatred"). The register is neutral. The word is stronger than za3l ("anger, fit of anger") and implies settled hostility, often mixed with jealousy.
Example
عندو حقد عليه من بكري
3andou 7a9d 3lih men bekri
“He has held a grudge against him for a long time.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “7a9d” but also “ha9d”, “7akd”, “7aqd” and “7a9ed”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Digits stand in for Arabic letters that have no Latin equivalent: 7 is ha (ح), a breathy h from the throat; 9 is qaf (ق), a k pronounced at the back of the throat.