hedha هدا
Tunisian Derja · pronoun
“hedha” (هدا) is a pronoun in Tunisian Derja meaning this, this one (masculine).
Meanings
- this, this one (masculine)
- this (before a noun)
Usage
Hedha is the masculine singular demonstrative for things nearby. The feminine is hedhi and the plural is hedhom. It is used alone ("hedha behi", this is good) or with a definite noun, placed before or after it: "hedha el ktéb" or "el ktéb hedha". It also picks up an idea: "hedha elli n7eb nqoulou", that is what I mean. In writing, the spelling with dal (هدا) is often found rather than with dhal, which reflects a pronunciation without an interdental. Pitfall: in "bel hda", it is a different word, meaning calm.
Example
هدا الكتاب متاعي.
hedha el ktéb mte3i.
“This book is mine.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “hedha” but also “hadha”, “hada” and “heda”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Type “hedha” on the Arabic keyboard
In Algerian Darja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Algerian Darja, where it means “this, this one (masculine)”; “this (before a noun)”: hada in Algerian.