a7dech احداش
Tunisian Derja · numeral
“a7dech” (احداش) is a numeral in Tunisian Derja meaning eleven.
Meanings
- eleven
- eleven o'clock
Usage
A7dech is the common Tunisian form of the number eleven. It is used for counting, telling the time (el wa9t a7dech, "it is eleven o'clock") and for dates (a7dech mars). Before a noun, it is followed by the singular, often with a linking -n: a7dechen dinar, "eleven dinars". The standard form is hardly ever heard in conversation. As with the other numbers from eleven to nineteen, the ending -ech is characteristic of Tunisian speech: tna3ech, tlattach, etc.
Example
نتلاقاو غدوة مع أحداش متاع الصباح.
netla9aw ghodwa m3a a7dech mta3 sbe7.
“We'll meet tomorrow at eleven in the morning.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “a7dech” but also “ahdech”, “7dech”, “a7dach” and “ehdech”. 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.