ra3d رعد
Tunisian Derja · noun
“ra3d” (رعد) is a noun in Tunisian Derja meaning thunder.
Meanings
- thunder
- thunderclap
Usage
Raεd refers to the rumbling that accompanies a storm. It is often mentioned together with lightning, bref, and rain, mtar or chta. One says for example "samaεt er-raεd", "I heard the thunder", or "er-raεd yeδreb" to describe a storm in progress. The word is common and neutral, used by children as well as in weather forecasts. Be careful not to confuse it with bref: in derja, bref refers to the visible lightning, whereas raεd refers only to the sound. The plural is rare.
Example
البارح الليل الرعد ما خلانيش نرقد
lbare7 ellil er-ra3d ma khallanich norgod
“Last night the thunder didn't let me sleep.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “ra3d” but also “raad”, “r3ad”, “ra3ed” and “raed”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Digits stand in for Arabic letters that have no Latin equivalent: 3 is ayn (ع), a voiced sound from deep in the throat with no English equivalent.