8adh غاض
Tunisian Derja · verb
“8adh” (غاض) is a verb in Tunisian Derja meaning to sadden, to make feel sorry.
Meanings
- to sadden, to make feel sorry
- to upset, to annoy
Usage
8adh is mostly used with an object pronoun: 8adhni, "it hurt my feelings", or 8adhetni, "she made me feel sorry for her". The subject is the person or thing that causes the hurt, not the one who feels it, as in English "to hurt someone's feelings". Depending on context, the verb can also express annoyance: "it annoyed me". The imperfect is ya8idh, as in ya8idhni, "it saddens me". The register is everyday and colloquial.
Example
غاضني برشا كي سمعت الخبر
8adhni barcha ki sma3t el 5bar
“It really hurt me when I heard the news.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “8adh” but also “ghadh” and “8ad”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Digits stand in for Arabic letters that have no Latin equivalent: 8 is light ha (ه) or ghayn (غ), depending on the writer.