hak هاك
Algerian Darja · interjection
“hak” (هاك) is an interjection in Algerian Darja meaning here, take it (handing something).
Meanings
- here, take it (handing something)
- like that, thus (in kima hak)
Usage
Hak is used when handing something to someone, like "here" or "take it" in English. It agrees with the person addressed: hak for a man, haki for a woman, hakou for a group. It is often followed by the object: hak lkhobz, "here, the bread". It also appears in the expression kima hak, "like that", where it replaces hakka or hakda. This sense of manner is different, and context lets you tell them apart. The register is informal and everyday.
Example
هاك، هادي ليك
hak, hadi lik
“Here, this is for you.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “hak” but also “haak”, “hek” and “haki”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Type “hak” on the Arabic keyboard
In Tunisian Derja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Tunisian Derja, where it means “that, those (already mentioned)”; “here, take it!”: hak in Tunisian.