hder هدر

Tunisian Derja · verb

“hder” (هدر) is a verb in Tunisian Derja meaning to talk, to speak.

Meanings

1. to talk, to speak
2. waste, squandering (standard Arabic sense)

Usage

Hder (imperfective yehder) means to talk, to chat. It is used in many regions and coexists with 7ka, which is also very common. One says hder m3a (to talk with someone) and hder 3la (to talk about someone, often badly). The corresponding noun is hadra (speech, words). Note: the same Arabic spelling is also read hadr in standard media Arabic, meaning "waste": hadr el flous (waste of money), mcha hadr (lost for nothing). Context distinguishes the two.

How to write it in Latin letters

In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “hder” but also “hdar”, “yehder” and “ahder”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.

Type “hder” on the Arabic keyboard

In Moroccan Darija

The same word also exists in Moroccan Darija, written هضر, where it means “to speak, talk”; “to chat, discuss”: hder in Moroccan.

In Algerian Darja

Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Algerian Darja, where it means “he spoke”; “he talked about, mentioned”: hdar in Algerian.