7oudh حوض
Tunisian Derja · noun
“7oudh” (حوض) is a noun in Tunisian Derja meaning basin, tub, tank.
Meanings
- basin, tub, tank
- shower tray, sink
- basin (mining, river)
Usage
The word 7oudh refers to any container or hollow space that holds water: basin, tub, tank, drinking trough. At home, 7oudh ed-douch is the shower tray. Depending on the family, it can also mean the sink or the washbasin. In Tunisia, the expression el-7oudh el-mangemi, the mining basin of the Gafsa region, is well known from social news coverage. In a religious context, el-7oudh refers to the Prophet's basin. The common plural is a7wadh. The pronunciation varies between 7oudh and 7awdh.
Example
الحوض مسدود، الماء ما يهبطش.
el 7oudh masdoud, el ma ma yahbetch.
“The basin is clogged, the water isn't draining.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “7oudh” but also “7awdh”, “7od” and “hawdh”. 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.