fadhdha فضة
Tunisian Derja · noun
“fadhdha” (فضة) is a noun in Tunisian Derja meaning silver (precious metal).
Meanings
- silver (precious metal)
- silver jewellery or object
Usage
Refers to the metal, especially in jewellery: khatem fadhdha (a silver ring). The word is often contrasted with dhheb, "gold." Traditional Tunisian silver jewellery is especially prominent in the South and in wedding attire. Note that fadhdha never means money; for that, one says flous. The emphatic consonant is often written dh or d in arabizi.
Example
شريتلها خاتم فضّة
chritelha khatem fadhdha
“I bought her a silver ring.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “fadhdha” but also “fadha”, “fodha”, “fadda” and “fodhdha”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Type “fadhdha” on the Arabic keyboard
In Moroccan Darija
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Moroccan Darija, where it means “silver (metal)”: fedda in Moroccan.