7dad حداد
Tunisian Derja · noun
“7dad” (حداد) is a noun in Tunisian Derja meaning mourning.
Meanings
- mourning
- blacksmith (7addéd)
Usage
Depending on vocalization, this spelling covers two words. 7dad or 7idad means mourning: fi 7dad ("in mourning"), na3ml 7dad ("to observe a mourning period"). It is also used for a national mourning declared after a catastrophe. 7addéd, with the doubled consonant, refers to a blacksmith or ironworker. It is also a very common family name in Tunisia (Haddad). In writing without vowels, only context distinguishes them. In arabizi, 7added rather refers to the blacksmith, and 7idad to mourning.
Example
العايلة الكل في حداد
El 3ayla lkol fi 7dad
“The whole family is in mourning.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “7dad” but also “7idad”, “7aded”, “7added” and “7ided”. 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.