hedhouma هاذوما
Tunisian Derja · pronoun
“hedhouma” (هاذوما) is a pronoun in Tunisian Derja meaning these (ones); these.
Meanings
- these (ones); these
Usage
"Hedhouma" is the plural demonstrative of proximity, used for both masculine and feminine. It can stand alone, "hedhouma s7abi" (these are my friends), or with a noun. In that case it often follows the definite noun, "el-7wayej hedhouma" (these things), or precedes it, "hedhouma el-wlad" (these boys). The short form "hedhom" is just as common. For distance, one says "hedhoukom" (those). French speakers tend to forget the article: one says "el-ktob hedhouma", not "ktob hedhouma".
Example
هاذوما صحابي من القراية.
hedhouma s7abi mel 9raya.
“These are my friends from school.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “hedhouma” but also “hadhouma”, “hadouma” and “hedhoma”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.