7amdoullah حمدلله
Tunisian Derja · interjection
“7amdoullah” (حمدلله) is an interjection in Tunisian Derja meaning thank God, praise God.
Meanings
- thank God, praise God
- fine (as a reply)
Usage
A formula thanking God, used at any moment of daily life. It is said after a relief, in reply to "labés ?" (how are you?), or after a meal. The expression can also be ironic: said of an injured or absent opponent, it expresses mocking satisfaction. This usage is common in football commentary. The full form is el7amdoullah. The joined spelling 7amdellah reflects fast pronunciation. It is not a formal religious expression.
Example
حمدلله وصلنا لاباس
7amdoullah wselna labés
“Thank God, we arrived safely.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “7amdoullah” but also “hamdoullah”, “7amdellah”, “hamdulillah”, “el7amdoullah” and “7amdlh”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Its Arabic spelling is not fixed either: you will find حمدلله and حمد الله, all the same word.
Digits stand in for Arabic letters that have no Latin equivalent: 7 is ha (ح), a breathy h from the throat.