mtmadd متمد

Tunisian Derja · adjective

“mtmadd” (متمد) is an adjective in Tunisian Derja meaning lying down, stretched out.

Meanings

1. lying down, stretched out
2. lounging, lazy

Usage

Participle of the verb tmadd, "to lie down, stretch out". Mtmadd is said of a person lying on a bed, a couch or on the floor, often to rest. The feminine is mtmadda and the plural is mtmaddin. The word is used in everyday, informal register. It readily takes on a tone of reproach: being mtmadd means staying sprawled out instead of working. It is commonly built with 3la, "on": mtmadd 3al farch. Note that it does not mean "extended" in the sense of "widened" or "prolonged". It only describes a body position.

Example

How to write it in Latin letters

In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “mtmadd” but also “mtmad”, “mitmadd”, “mtamed” and “mtmed”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.

Type “mtmadd” on the Arabic keyboard