sdi9 صديق
Tunisian Derja · noun
“sdi9” (صديق) is a noun in Tunisian Derja meaning friend.
Meanings
- friend
- friendly (adjective)
Usage
Sdi9 means "friend" and is used in Tunisia, but in conversation people more often say sa7bi, "my friend" or "my buddy". Sdi9 has a somewhat more polished or affectionate tone. It is found in a3az sdi9, "best friend", and in writing. The feminine is sdi9a and the plural is asdi9a or sdi9at. Note that sa7bti can also mean "my girlfriend" in the romantic sense, whereas sdi9ti stays more neutral. As an adjective, it appears in expressions such as bled sdi9a, "friendly country".
Example
هو أعز صديق عندي من الصغر.
howa a3az sdi9 3andi mel sghor.
“He's my best friend since childhood.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “sdi9” but also “sadi9”, “sdiq”, “sadiq” and “sdik”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Digits stand in for Arabic letters that have no Latin equivalent: 9 is qaf (ق), a k pronounced at the back of the throat.