ghammadh غمض
Tunisian Derja · verb
“ghammadh” (غمض) is a verb in Tunisian Derja meaning to close one's eyes.
Meanings
- to close one's eyes
- to turn a blind eye
Usage
Ghammadh means to close one's eyes, with or without an object: "ghammadh 3inik" (close your eyes). In the imperative, it is also used to tell a child "go to sleep". Figuratively, as in English, it is used for someone who pretends not to see: "ghammadh 3la…" (to turn a blind eye to…). The present-tense forms are nghammadh, tghammadh, yghammadh. Do not confuse with ghamedh, the adjective meaning "obscure, unclear".
Example
غمض عينيك ونام.
ghammadh 3inik w rged.
“Close your eyes and sleep.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “ghammadh” but also “ghamedh”, “ghammed”, “ghamadh” and “ghamed”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.