wadha7 واضح
Tunisian Derja · adjective
“wadha7” (واضح) is an adjective in Tunisian Derja meaning clear, distinct.
Meanings
- clear, distinct
- obvious, evident
Usage
Wadha7 (feminine wadh7a, plural wadh7in) describes what is clear to see, hear or understand: sout wadha7, klem wadha7. Used alone with a questioning tone, wadha7 ? means "is that clear?", often to cut a discussion short. It also expresses obviousness: wadha7 elli ma yjich, "it's obvious he won't come". For a person, wadha7 means frank, straightforward. A word shared with standard Arabic but fully current in derja.
Example
الكلام متاعك واضح، فهمتك
el klem mte3ek wadha7, fhemtek
“What you're saying is clear, I understood you.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “wadha7” but also “wadhe7”, “wadhah”, “wade7”, “wadh7” and “wadh7a”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Digits stand in for Arabic letters that have no Latin equivalent: 7 is ha (ح), a breathy h from the throat.
Type “wadha7” on the Arabic keyboard
In Moroccan Darija
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Moroccan Darija, where it means “clear, understandable”; “obvious, evident”: wade7 in Moroccan.
In Algerian Darja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Algerian Darja, where it means “clear, understandable”; “obvious, evident”: wadeh in Algerian.