7awel حاول
Algerian Darja · verb
“7awel” (حاول) is a verb in Algerian Darja meaning to try, to attempt.
Meanings
- to try, to attempt
- to make an effort to
Usage
7awel is commonly used in the sense of "to try". It is followed directly by a conjugated verb, with no preposition: "7awel tji", "try to come", not "7awel bach tji". The imperative is "7awel" for the singular and "7awlou" for the plural. The word is often used to give polite advice or make a request: "7awel t3awenni". In the past, "7awelt w ma9dertch" means "I tried but I couldn't". The corresponding noun is "m7awla", "attempt". In speech you also hear "jarreb" (to try, to test) with a similar meaning.
Example
حاول تجي بكري غدوة
7awel tji bekri ghodwa
“Try to come early tomorrow.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “7awel” but also “hawel”, “7awal”, “haouel” and “7aol”. 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 “7awel” on the Arabic keyboard
In Moroccan Darija
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Moroccan Darija, where it means “to try, attempt”; “to try to persuade someone”: 7awel in Moroccan.
In Tunisian Derja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Tunisian Derja, where it means “try, attempt”; “try to persuade someone”: 7awel in Tunisian.