7adhek حضك
Tunisian Derja · noun
“7adhek” (حضك) is a noun in Tunisian Derja meaning your luck, your fate.
Meanings
- your luck, your fate
- your horoscope
Usage
7adhek is the noun 7adh (luck, fate) followed by the second-person possessive ("your luck"). Online it is often written with ض instead of ظ, as the two sounds are indistinguishable in speech. It is used in remarks about someone's fortune: "7adhek mli7" (you're lucky), "7adhek mech mli7" (you're not lucky). The expression "te9ra 7adhek" means to read your horoscope in the newspaper. For other persons, one says 7adhi (my luck) and 7adhou (his/her luck).
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “7adhek” but also “hadhek” and “7adek”. 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.