nadem نادم
Tunisian Derja · adjective
“nadem” (نادم) is an adjective in Tunisian Derja meaning regretful, full of regret.
Meanings
- regretful, full of regret
- remorseful
Usage
Nadem describes someone who regrets an act or a choice. The feminine is nadma, the plural nadmin. The object of the regret is given with 3la ("nadem 3la...") or with a clause introduced by 3lech or eli. The negative form is very common: "manich nadem" (I don't regret it), often to assert a choice, for example a political one. The word belongs to the everyday register, neither slangy nor formal. For an English speaker, the point to remember is that it is an adjective, not a verb: "I regret" is said "ena nadem" or expressed with the verb nedem.
Example
هههه نادم علاش عملها
hhhhhh nadem 3lch 3emlha
“Hahaha, he regrets having done it.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “nadem” but also “nadim”, “nedem” and “nadm”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Type “nadem” on the Arabic keyboard
In Moroccan Darija
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Moroccan Darija, where it means “regretful, repentant”: nadem in Moroccan.