hadhom هاذم
Tunisian Derja · pronoun
“hadhom” (هاذم) is a pronoun in Tunisian Derja meaning these, this... here.
Meanings
- these, this... here
- these ones
Usage
Hadhom is the plural demonstrative for near things, with no gender distinction. Unlike in English, it often comes after the noun it determines: "lktoub hadhom" (these books). It can also be placed before, with the article: "hadhom lktoub". It is used on its own as a pronoun: "hadhom mte3i" (these are mine). A common expression is "liyamet hadhom", meaning "these days". The singular corresponds to "hedha" and "hedhi", and the demonstrative for distant things is "hadhoukom".
Example
الصبابط هاذم متاعك؟
sbabet hadhom mte3ek?
“Are these shoes yours?”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “hadhom” but also “hedhom”, “hadom” and “hedom”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.