chaded شادد
Tunisian Derja · adjective
“chaded” (شادد) is an adjective in Tunisian Derja meaning holding, gripping.
Meanings
- holding, gripping
- clinging, insisting
- staying in, occupying (place, job)
Usage
Active participle of chedd, "to hold, to seize", used as an adjective or as a stative verb: chaded el 7bel, "he is holding the rope". With the preposition fi, it takes the sense of clinging to something or sticking stubbornly to it: chaded fi rayou, "he is sticking to his opinion". It also describes staying somewhere or occupying a place: chaded darhom, "he never leaves their house", chaded khedma, "he has a job". It agrees in gender and number: chadda in the feminine, chaddin in the plural. Note that it is not a past tense: it expresses a present, lasting state.
Example
علاش شادد فيه الكتاب؟ مدّهولي.
3lech chaded fih el ktab? meddhouli.
“Why are you holding on to that book? Hand it over.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “chaded” but also “chadd”, “shaded” and “chadda”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.