akked اكد
Tunisian Derja · verb
“akked” (اكد) is a verb in Tunisian Derja meaning to confirm.
Meanings
- to confirm
- to assure, to stress
Usage
Akked means "to confirm" or "to assure". It is used in everyday speech, especially in the imperative with a pronoun: "akkedli" (confirm to me), to check an appointment or a piece of information. It is also very frequent in journalistic and sports language: an official "akked" a piece of news or a decision. The derived form t2akked means "to make sure, to check" ("t2akked mel bab", check the door). It takes its object directly, or "elli" to introduce a clause ("akked elli...", he confirmed that...).
Example
أكّدلي كان باش تجي غدوة
akkedli ken bech tji ghodwa
“Confirm to me whether you're coming tomorrow.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “akked” but also “akkid”, “2akked”, “akid”, “akkad” and “akkada”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Digits stand in for Arabic letters that have no Latin equivalent: 2 is hamza (ء), a glottal stop.
Type “akked” on the Arabic keyboard
In Moroccan Darija
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Moroccan Darija, where it means “to confirm, assure”; “to check, make sure of”: 2ekked in Moroccan.