hadded هدد
Tunisian Derja · verb
“hadded” (هدد) is a verb in Tunisian Derja meaning to threaten.
Meanings
- to threaten
Usage
Hadded, present yhadded, means "to threaten". The person threatened is introduced directly or with a suffix pronoun: hadedni, "he threatened me". The threat itself is introduced with b: hadded b el 7abs, "he threatened with prison". The verb is common in conversations, the media and political commentary, for example for "to threaten to take to the streets". The corresponding noun is tahdid, "threat". Be careful not to confuse it with hadd, "to demolish", which is shorter and has a completely different meaning.
Example
هدّدني باش يشكي بيّا
haddedni bech yechki biya
“He threatened to report me.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “hadded” but also “hedded”, “haded” and “yhadded”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Type “hadded” on the Arabic keyboard
In Moroccan Darija
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Moroccan Darija, where it means “to threaten”; “to intimidate, pressure”: hedded in Moroccan.