nidham نضام

Tunisian Derja · noun

“nidham” (نضام) is a noun in Tunisian Derja meaning regime, political system, ruling power.

Meanings

1. regime, political system, ruling power
2. order, organization
3. system (computer, operating system)

Usage

Nidham is the common form of nidhem, nidham, "system, order". Online it is often written with dhad instead of dha, since the two sounds merge in Tunisian pronunciation. In political discourse, ennidham refers to the regime in power. It also refers to the former regime, often with a critical nuance. The word is also used for a technical system, such as an operating system or a working system. To say "put things in order" in everyday life, verbs like naddham or rangel are preferred.

Example

How to write it in Latin letters

In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “nidham” but also “nidhem” and “nedham”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.

Type “nidham” on the Arabic keyboard

In Moroccan Darija

Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Moroccan Darija, where it means “order, organization”; “system, regime”: nidam in Moroccan.