7essa حصة
Algerian Darja · noun
“7essa” (حصة) is a noun in Algerian Darja meaning show, programme (TV, radio).
Meanings
- show, programme (TV, radio)
- session, class
- share, portion
Usage
The word h'essa (plural h'ssas) first refers to a television or radio programme: "tetfarrej fi h'essa", "h'essa ta3 dahk". At school, it is the class period or session: "3andi h'essa ta3 riyadiyat" ("I have a maths class"). It is also found in sport, for a training session. The sense of "share" or "portion" exists but is more administrative or formal. Pitfall: for a YouTube video, people rather say video or "vlog". H'essa suggests a structured programme, often televised.
Example
نتفرج في هاد الحصة كل سمانة
netfarrej fi had el-h'essa koll smana
“I watch this show every week.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “7essa” but also “hessa”, “7assa” and “hassa”. 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 “7essa” on the Arabic keyboard
In Moroccan Darija
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Moroccan Darija, where it means “session, class”; “share, quota”: 7issa in Moroccan.
In Tunisian Derja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Tunisian Derja, where it means “session, class period”; “share, portion”: 7essa in Tunisian.