9odemi قدامي
Tunisian Derja · expression
“9odemi” (قدامي) is an expression in Tunisian Derja meaning in front of me, facing me.
Meanings
- in front of me, facing me
- front, forward (adjective)
Usage
9eddemi is the preposition 9eddem, "in front of", followed by the first-person suffix. It is found mostly in men 9eddemi, "(get) out of my way", often curt or irritated. The other persons follow the same pattern: 9eddemek (in front of you), 9eddemou (in front of him), 9eddemhom (in front of them). A related form, 9oddemi (feminine 9oddemiya), is an adjective meaning "front, forward": el 3ajla el 9oddemiya, "the front wheel". Context tells the two uses apart.
Example
أبعد من قدامي، ما نشوفش
ab3ed men 9eddemi, ma nchoufech
“Move out of my way, I can't see.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “9odemi” but also “9oddemi”, “9edemi”, “9adami” and “godemi”. 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.
Type “9odemi” on the Arabic keyboard
In Moroccan Darija
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Moroccan Darija, where it means “in front of me”; “front, forward (adjective)”: 9ddami in Moroccan.
In Algerian Darja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Algerian Darja, where it means “front, forward”; “in front of me”: 9dami in Algerian.