chdid شديد
Tunisian Derja · adjective
“chdid” (شديد) is an adjective in Tunisian Derja meaning intense, severe, strong.
Meanings
- intense, severe, strong
- strict, harsh (person)
Usage
Chdid describes what is intense: bard chdid ("bitter cold"), wja3 chdid ("sharp pain"), ghadhab chdid ("violent anger"). Applied to a person, it means "strict, harsh, tough". It is said, for example, of a father or a teacher who lets nothing slide. The feminine is chdida. In colloquial speech, for physical strength, 9wi ("sturdy") is preferred. For intensity, barcha is also preferred. Chdid therefore remains slightly more refined, while still being well understood and used in speech.
Example
البرد شديد اليوم، البس بالباهي.
el bard chdid lyoum, elbes bel behi.
“It's very cold today, dress warmly.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “chdid” but also “chadid”, “chedid”, “shdid” and “chdiid”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Type “chdid” on the Arabic keyboard
In Moroccan Darija
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Moroccan Darija, where it means “intense, severe (cold, pain)”; “strong, powerful”: chdid in Moroccan.
In Algerian Darja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Algerian Darja, where it means “strong, intense (pain, regret, cold...)”; “strict, severe (person)”: chdid in Algerian.