takhdim تخديم
Tunisian Derja · noun
“takhdim” (تخديم) is a noun in Tunisian Derja meaning making something work or run.
Meanings
- making something work or run
- employment, hiring
Usage
Takhdim is the verbal noun of khaddem, "to put to work, to make work, to employ". It is used for a machine (takhdim el karhba, starting or using the car), for people (takhdim ech-chabeb, youth employment) or figuratively. The most common expression is takhdim el mokh, "making one's head work", that is, thinking hard. The register is everyday and neutral. Do not confuse it with khidma, which means work itself: takhdim stresses setting something or someone in motion.
Example
المسألة هاذي تحب تخديم مخ.
el mas2la hedhi t7eb takhdim mokh.
“This problem calls for some brainwork.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “takhdim” but also “te5dim”, “tkhdim” and “ta5dim”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Digits stand in for Arabic letters that have no Latin equivalent: 5 is kha (خ), like the ch in Scottish loch.