khord خرد
Tunisian Derja · noun
“khord” (خرد) is a noun in Tunisian Derja meaning scrap, worn-out objects.
Meanings
- scrap, worn-out objects
- worthless stuff, junk
Usage
Khord refers to scrap metal and worn-out or broken objects, things sold by weight or thrown away. One says karhba khord, "a wreck of a car, an old jalopy". By extension, the word describes anything of poor quality or worthless, including goods or a show judged mediocre: yesser khord, "it's really junk". The scrap dealer is called khordaji. The register is informal and often derogatory. The word stays invariable when it follows a noun like an adjective.
Example
الكرهبة هاذي ولات خرد
el karhba hedhi walet khord
“This car is nothing but a wreck now.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “khord” but also “5ord”, “khourd”, “khorda” and “khrod”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Digits stand in for Arabic letters that have no Latin equivalent: 5 is kha (خ), like the ch in Scottish loch.