raghm رغم
Tunisian Derja · preposition
“raghm” (رغم) is a preposition in Tunisian Derja meaning despite.
Meanings
- despite
- although (raghm elli)
Usage
Raghm means "despite" and goes directly before the noun: raghm el-mtar, "despite the rain". You also hear b-raghm. Followed by a clause, it becomes raghm elli, "although, even if". The word comes from a more formal register, but it is well established in speech, alongside more colloquial phrases like mé3a hédha, "despite that". In arabizi, gh is written gh or sometimes 8.
Example
خرج رغم المطر
5raj raghm el mtar
“He went out despite the rain.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “raghm” but also “rghm”, “raghem” and “ra8m”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Digits stand in for Arabic letters that have no Latin equivalent: 8 is light ha (ه) or ghayn (غ), depending on the writer.