hannoun حنون
Algerian Darja · adjective
“hannoun” (حنون) is an adjective in Algerian Darja meaning tender, affectionate.
Meanings
- tender, affectionate
- kind, endearing
- pleasant, nice (rare)
Usage
Hannoun describes a gentle, affectionate, good-hearted person: "rajel hannoun", a tender man. The feminine is hannouna. It is also used admiringly for someone endearing or funny. The word is associated with the Algiers area and especially Blida, where it also serves as a term of endearment. Applied to a thing (the "pleasant" sense), it is rare. Note: Hanoune is also a well-known family name in Algeria, not to be confused with the adjective.
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “hannoun” but also “hanoun”, “hannoon”, “7announ” and “hnoun”. 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 “hannoun” on the Arabic keyboard
In Moroccan Darija
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Moroccan Darija, where it means “tender, affectionate”; “compassionate”: 7noun in Moroccan.
In Tunisian Derja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Tunisian Derja, where it means “tender, affectionate”; “compassionate, merciful”: 7noun in Tunisian.