bdan بدن
Tunisian Derja · noun
“bdan” (بدن) is a noun in Tunisian Derja meaning body.
Meanings
- body
- physical health, constitution
Usage
Bdan refers to the body, especially as the seat of health, fatigue or pain. For example, "bdeni twaja3ni" (I ache all over) or "bdanou dh3if" (he has a frail constitution). The word often appears in wishes and blessings: "rabbi ya3tik es-sa77a fi bdanek", may God give you health. For figure or build, "jism" or more precise words are used instead. With a possessive suffix, the word becomes bdeni, bdanek, bdanou. The register is common and familiar.
Example
بدني الكل يوجع فيا من الخدمة
bdeni lkol youja3 fiya mel khedma
“My whole body aches from work.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “bdan” but also “bden”, “bdane” and “bdeni”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.