ghadh غاظ
Tunisian Derja · verb
“ghadh” (غاظ) is a verb in Tunisian Derja meaning to make someone feel sorry, to be pitiful.
Meanings
- to make someone feel sorry, to be pitiful
- to annoy, to irritate
Usage
The verb ghâdh (imperfect yghîdh) is used mainly with a object pronoun: ghâdhni, "that made me feel sorry", or tghîdhni, "you make me feel sorry". It is said of a person in a sad situation or of a distressing sight. Depending on tone, it can also express annoyance, as in standard Arabic, where it means "to anger". In Tunisian, however, the nuance of compassion dominates in everyday use. The register is informal and everyday. For an English speaker, the pitfall is always translating it as "to annoy": context and intonation decide the meaning.
Example
غاظني برشا كي شفتو وحدو.
ghadhni barcha ki chouftou wahdou.
“It really made me feel sorry for him to see him all alone.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “ghadh” but also “8adh” and “ghidh”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Digits stand in for Arabic letters that have no Latin equivalent: 8 is light ha (ه) or ghayn (غ), depending on the writer.