dhar ضر

Tunisian Derja · verb

“dhar” (ضر) is a verb in Tunisian Derja meaning to harm, to hurt.

Meanings

1. to harm, to hurt
2. to cause pain

Usage

The verb dharr (imperfect ydhorr) means "to harm" or "to wrong someone". It is used for a food, a habit, or a person: "el dokhan ydhorr" (tobacco is harmful). It can also express physical discomfort: "kerchi tdhorrni" (my stomach hurts). In the negative, it is used to reassure: "ma ydhorrech" (it doesn't hurt, it's not serious). The object is constructed directly or with b-. Common register.

Example

How to write it in Latin letters

In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “dhar” but also “dharr”, “dhor” and “ydhor”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.

Type “dhar” on the Arabic keyboard

In Moroccan Darija

Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Moroccan Darija, where it means “to hurt, cause pain”; “to harm, do wrong”: derr in Moroccan.