t3adhdheb تعذب
Tunisian Derja · verb
“t3adhdheb” (تعذب) is a verb in Tunisian Derja meaning to torment, to make suffer.
Meanings
- to torment, to make suffer
- to torture
Usage
The verb 3adhdheb (imperfect y3adhdheb, t3adhdheb) means "to make suffer, to torment". In Tunisian it is often built with the preposition fi: "t3adhdheb fina" ("she makes us suffer"), where French uses a direct object. It applies to physical suffering as well as to the trouble one puts oneself or others through, such as paperwork or waiting. The pronominal form t3adhdheb means "to suffer, to struggle". Everyday register.
Example
علاش تعذّب في روحك هكّا؟
3lech t3adhdheb fi rou7ek hakka?
“Why do you torment yourself like that?”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “t3adhdheb” but also “t3adheb” and “t3azeb”. 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.