hedhiya هاذية
Tunisian Derja · pronoun
“hedhiya” (هاذية) is a pronoun in Tunisian Derja meaning this one, that one (feminine).
Meanings
- this one, that one (feminine)
- this, this thing
Usage
Hedhiya is an emphatic form of the feminine demonstrative hedhi, "this one". It is used mainly on its own, as a pronoun, to point something out or to insist: hedhiya el behya, "this is the right one". It is also used for a situation or a fact, in the sense of "that": hedhiya elli nhebbha, "that's what I want". It takes feminine agreement even where English would say "that" or "this". Before a noun, hedhi is used instead, as in hedhi el karhba. Hedhiya is common in speech, in all registers.
Example
هاذية هي اللي نحب عليها.
hedhiya hiya elli n7eb 3liha.
“This is the one I want.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “hedhiya” but also “hedhia” and “hadhiya”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.