hajm حجم
Algerian Darja · noun
“hajm” (حجم) is a noun in Algerian Darja meaning size, dimension.
Meanings
- size, dimension
- volume, amount
Usage
7ajm is a Standard Arabic word that is well integrated into Algerian speech. It is used for the size of an object or a screen, for a volume of internet data, or figuratively for the scale of a problem: "7ajm el mouchkil". In everyday life, for a garment or a shoe, people rather say "9iyas" or "taille", borrowed from French. The word combines easily: "b 7ajm" (the size of), "7ajm kbir" (large format). Its register is neutral, somewhat technical.
Example
هاد التيليفون حجمو كبير بزاف.
had ttilifoun 7ajmou kbir bezzaf.
“This phone is really big.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “hajm” but also “7ajm”, “hadjm”, “hajem” and “7ajem”. 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 “hajm” on the Arabic keyboard
In Moroccan Darija
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Moroccan Darija, where it means “size, dimension”; “volume”: 7ajm in Moroccan.
In Tunisian Derja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Tunisian Derja, where it means “size, format”; “volume”: 7ajm in Tunisian.