7at حط
Algerian Darja · verb
“7at” (حط) is a verb in Algerian Darja meaning to put, place.
Meanings
- to put, place
- to submit, drop off (a file)
- to post, publish (online)
Usage
7att is the usual verb for "to put, place": 7ott el kas 3la tabla "put the glass on the table". The imperative is 7ott and the imperfect is n7ott, y7ott. It is also used for "submitting" a document at an office (7att le CV, 7att el dossier) and, online, for "posting": 7att vidéo "he posted a video". It appears in expressions such as 7att rasou "he lay down" or 7att 3inou 3la "he set his sights on". Pitfall for an English speaker: to get dressed or put on clothes, you do not use 7att but lbes.
Example
حطّ المفاتح فوق الطابلة
7att lemfate7 fou9 tabla
“He put the keys on the table.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “7at” but also “7att”, “hat”, “7ot” and “7ett”. 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 “7at” on the Arabic keyboard
In Moroccan Darija
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Moroccan Darija, where it means “to put, set, place”; “to drop off someone or something”: 7et in Moroccan.
In Tunisian Derja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Tunisian Derja, where it means “to put, to place”; “to serve (a meal)”: 7ot in Tunisian.