7dhour حضور
Tunisian Derja · noun
“7dhour” (حضور) is a noun in Tunisian Derja meaning presence.
Meanings
- presence
- attendance, class attendance
- audience, crowd
Usage
The word 7dhour comes from literary Arabic but is common in derja, especially in school, administrative or event contexts. People speak of 7dhour in class for the roll call or attendance. It is also used for the audience present at a show or a match. To describe a person's personality, "3andou 7dhour" means they have presence and charisma. In casual conversation, a verb ("ja", "7dher") is often preferred to the noun.
Example
الأستاذ يعمل الحضور كل صباح
l'oustedh ya3mel l7dhour kol sbe7
“The teacher takes attendance every morning.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “7dhour” but also “hdhour”, “7odhour”, “hodhour” and “7dour”. 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.
Type “7dhour” on the Arabic keyboard
In Moroccan Darija
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Moroccan Darija, where it means “presence, being there”; “attendance at an event”: 7odour in Moroccan.