dhedd ضد
Tunisian Derja · preposition
“dhedd” (ضد) is a preposition in Tunisian Derja meaning against, opposed to.
Meanings
- against, opposed to
- resistant to (e.g. water)
- opposite, contrary
Usage
Dhedd means "against". It is used for opposition of ideas or sides ("ena dhedd hadhi", I'm against that), for a match ("el Taraji dhedd el Club"), or for what is forbidden ("dhedd el 9anoun", against the law). As in commercial vocabulary, it also says that something resists something else: "kabbout dhedd el me", a waterproof coat. As a noun, dhedd means "the opposite": "hedha dhedd hedha". The word comes from Standard Arabic, but it is fully part of everyday usage in Tunisia.
Example
أنا ضد الفكرة هاذي من الأول.
ena dhedd el fekra hedhi mel lowel.
“I've been against this idea from the start.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “dhedd” but also “dhod”, “dhed”, “dhodd” and “ded”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Type “dhedd” on the Arabic keyboard
In Moroccan Darija
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Moroccan Darija, where it means “against”; “opposite, contrary”: dedd in Moroccan.
In Algerian Darja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Algerian Darja, where it means “against”; “opposite, contrary”: dhed in Algerian.