wadh3 وضع
Tunisian Derja · noun
“wadh3” (وضع) is a noun in Tunisian Derja meaning situation, state of affairs.
Meanings
- situation, state of affairs
- position, posture
Usage
Wadh3 refers to the general situation: economic, political or personal. The plural awdha3 is common in the media and in conversations about current events. "El wadh3 mouch behi" means "the situation is not good". The word can also refer to a physical position or posture. In the expression "wadh3 7add" it means "to put an end to", but this phrase belongs more to journalistic language. In everyday speech, 7ala is also used to talk about one's personal state.
Example
سيّدي ال مسؤول شف ال وضع متاع ولادك ,
seyyidi el mes2oul chouf el wadha3 mta3 wledik ,
“Sir, official, look at the situation of your children.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “wadh3” but also “wadha3” and “wad3”. 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.
Type “wadh3” on the Arabic keyboard
In Moroccan Darija
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Moroccan Darija, where it means “to file (complaint, case, request)”; “to put, to place”: wde3 in Moroccan.