ghadh غاذ
Tunisian Derja · verb
“ghadh” (غاذ) is a verb in Tunisian Derja meaning to annoy, to irritate.
Meanings
- to annoy, to irritate
- to hurt, to move to pity
Usage
"Ghadh" is mostly used with an object pronoun: "ghadhni" means "that annoyed me" or "that hurt me". The subject is the thing or person causing the feeling. The verb is often built with "men" to indicate the cause. Depending on context, the sense ranges from irritation to compassion: "ghadhni barcha" can mean "it hurt me a lot". The word is common and informal. It should not systematically be taken as anger.
Example
ما علاباليش غاذتني من اصحابي انا يالطيف تقول عمرهم ما شافوا بنيّة مزيانة
ma3labélich ghadhétni men as7abi ena yalatif t9oul 3morhom machéfou bnaya mziyéna
“You can't imagine how much my friends annoyed me, my God, you'd think they'd never seen a pretty girl.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “ghadh” but also “8adh”. 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.