radd رد
Tunisian Derja · verb
“radd” (رد) is a verb in Tunisian Derja meaning to answer, reply.
Meanings
- to answer, reply
- to give back, return
- to make (cause to become)
Usage
Radd, imperative rodd, is a very common verb with varied uses. In the sense of "to answer", it is constructed with 3la: radd 3lih, "he answered him", ma raddch 3la telifoun, "he didn't answer the phone". It also means "to give back" an object or money: rodd-li flousi, "give me back my money". Followed by an adjective, it means "to make someone this or that": raddouh mahboul, "they drove him mad". The fixed expression rodd bèlek, "be careful", is extremely frequent. Context tells you which sense is meant.
Example
بعثتلو مساج أما ما ردّش عليّ.
ba3thtlou message ama ma raddech 3liya.
“I sent him a message but he didn't answer me.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “radd” but also “rad”, “rod”, “redd” and “rodd”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Type “radd” on the Arabic keyboard
In Moroccan Darija
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Moroccan Darija, where it means “to give back, return”; “to reply”: redd in Moroccan.
In Algerian Darja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Algerian Darja, where it means “to answer (someone)”; “to give back, return”: red in Algerian.