9dhara قذارة
Tunisian Derja · noun
“9dhara” (قذارة) is a noun in Tunisian Derja meaning filth, dirt.
Meanings
- filth, dirt
- vileness, disgusting thing
Usage
9dhara refers to filth. The word is used mainly in a moral sense: a conduct, a broadcast or a remark judged despicable. It is often used alone, as an exclamation of disgust ("what filth!"), especially in online comments. For physical dirt, everyday derja prefers wsakh. 9dhara has a stronger, more indignant tone. The corresponding adjective is 9dher, "dirty, despicable".
Example
هاذي مش تلفزة، هاذي قذارة
hedhi mouch telfza, hedhi 9dhara
“This isn't television, it's filth.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “9dhara” but also “9adhara”, “qadhara” and “9dara”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Digits stand in for Arabic letters that have no Latin equivalent: 9 is qaf (ق), a k pronounced at the back of the throat.