7achia حاشية
Tunisian Derja · noun
“7achia” (حاشية) is a noun in Tunisian Derja meaning edge, roadside of the road.
Meanings
- edge, roadside of the road
- border, side
Usage
7achia refers to the edge or side of something, especially of the road: 7achiet ettri9, "the roadside". It is often used with 3la: 9ef 3al 7achia, "pull over to the side", or ab9a 3al 7achia, "stay on the edge". The word also refers to the border of a fabric or an object. In standard Arabic it also means "footnote" or "a ruler's entourage", but these senses are not used in everyday Tunisian. Common register.
Example
وقف الكرهبة على الحاشية
wa99ef el karhba 3al 7achia
“Park the car on the roadside.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “7achia” but also “hachia”, “7achya” and “7ashia”. 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.