tochedd اتشد
Tunisian Derja · verb
“tochedd” (اتشد) is a verb in Tunisian Derja meaning to hold, catch, grab.
Meanings
- to hold, catch, grab
- to stay (at home)
- to get caught, be arrested
Usage
This spelling renders a conjugated form of the verb chedd (to hold, to catch), most often tochedd or itchedd: you hold, she holds. The verb is very frequent: chedd el bab (hold the door), chedd ech-chira (grab the end). With dar, it means to stay at home: chedd darek, stay home. Read as ttchedd, the same spelling can correspond to the passive: to get caught, to be arrested by the police. Only context can settle it. The register is common and colloquial; it is a basic verb of daily life.
Example
لازم الناس الكل تشدّ ديارها
lazem ennes el kol tochedd diyarha
“Everyone must stay at home.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “tochedd” but also “tchedd”, “itched”, “tched” and “ettched”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.