fardh فرض

Tunisian Derja · noun

“fardh” (فرض) is a noun in Tunisian Derja meaning school test, in-class exam.

Meanings

1. school test, in-class exam
2. imposition, act of imposing
3. religious obligation

Usage

In everyday life in Tunisia, farth first means the in-class test at primary school, middle school or high school: "3andi farth fel math ghodwa". The plural is fourouth. It is distinct from the national exam. The word also keeps the general sense of "imposing" in expressions close to Standard Arabic, common in the media: farth el9anoun (enforcing the law), farth e7tiram (imposing respect). In religion, it refers to an obligatory prayer or act. The corresponding verb is fredh/yefredh, "to impose". Do not translate it as "homework".

Example

How to write it in Latin letters

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

Type “fardh” on the Arabic keyboard

In Moroccan Darija

Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Moroccan Darija, where it means “impose, force upon”; “require, make compulsory”: fred in Moroccan.

In Algerian Darja

Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Algerian Darja, where it means “to impose, to compel”; “religious obligation (noun fard)”: fred in Algerian.