hedha هاذا
Tunisian Derja · pronoun
“hedha” (هاذا) is a pronoun in Tunisian Derja meaning this one, this, it's.
Meanings
- this one, this, it's
- this (determiner)
- this one… that one (in a list)
Usage
Hedha is the masculine singular demonstrative for things nearby. The feminine is hedhi and the plural hedhom. It is used alone as a pronoun ("hedha mte3i", this is mine), or before a noun with the article ("hedha erraajel", this man). It can also be placed after the noun ("erraajel hedha"). Finally, it is used to introduce someone: "hedha khouya" (here is my brother). The short forms dha or ha- ("hal-bit", this room) are common in speech. In arabizi, the spelling varies a lot between hedha, hetha and hada. The interdental sound is often pronounced d in cities.
Example
هاذا الصباح متاع حبنا
hedha essbe7 mte3 7obbna
“This is the morning of our love.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “hedha” but also “heda”, “hadha”, “hada”, “hedhi” and “hadhi”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Its Arabic spelling is not fixed either: you will find هاذا and هاذى and هاضا, all the same word.