mdha5em مذخم
Tunisian Derja · adjective
“mdha5em” (مذخم) is an adjective in Tunisian Derja meaning luxurious, fancy.
Meanings
- luxurious, fancy
- grand, lavish
Usage
The adjective mdhakhkhem describes what is chic, upmarket or done on a grand scale: a restaurant, a car, a house, a meal. It is readily contrasted with cha3bi (popular, simple): "restaurant mdhakhkhem" versus "restaurant cha3bi". It is also applied to something done carefully and without cutting costs, as in "na3mlou 7aja mdhakhkhma". The tone is informal, sometimes slightly ironic when pointing out that a place is expensive. The feminine is mdhakhkhma.
Example
هزّني لمطعم مذخم في البحيرة.
hazzni l mat3am mdha5em fel b7ira.
“He took me to a fancy restaurant at the Lac.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “mdha5em” but also “mdakhem”, “mda5em” and “mdhakhem”. 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.