ta3dil تعديل
Tunisian Derja · noun
“ta3dil” (تعديل) is a noun in Tunisian Derja meaning modification, amendment (text, law).
Meanings
- modification, amendment (text, law)
- adjustment, tuning
Usage
Ta3dil is the verbal noun of the verb 3addel (to adjust, to correct). It is used mainly in an administrative, legal or political register: ta3dil el destour (revision of the constitution), ta3dil fasl (amendment of an article). In everyday life, it also means a practical adjustment, of an instrument, a device or a schedule. For a small touch-up, the verb is often preferred: 3addelha chwaya (adjust it a little). The word is understood everywhere, but it keeps a rather formal tone. It is heard a lot in the media and on social networks.
Example
البرلمان صوّت على تعديل القانون.
el barlamen sawwet 3la ta3dil el 9anoun.
“Parliament voted on the amendment to the law.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “ta3dil” but also “t3dil”, “taadil”, “ta3deel” and “ta3dyl”. 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.