ghadr غدر
Tunisian Derja · noun
“ghadr” (غدر) is a noun in Tunisian Derja meaning betrayal, treachery.
Meanings
- betrayal, treachery
- to betray (verb)
Usage
Ghadr means betrayal, especially by someone who repays good with harm or strikes by surprise. People say "hedha ghadr" (this is a betrayal) or "el-ghadr mouch mel rjal" (betraying is not worthy of a man). The corresponding verb, ghdar (ghdarni: he betrayed me), is just as common. The word also applies to fate or time: "ghadr ezzman" evokes the blows of fate. It is stronger and more moral in tone than "khyena", which is often reserved for infidelity or betrayal of one's country.
Example
عاونتو وبعد ضربني، هذا غدر
3awentou w ba3d dhrabni, hedha ghadr
“I helped him and then he hit me: that's a betrayal.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “ghadr” but also “ghdar”, “8dar”, “ghder” and “ghadar”. 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.