hez هز
Algerian Darja · verb
“hez” (هز) is a verb in Algerian Darja meaning to carry, to lift.
Meanings
- to carry, to lift
- to take, to take along
- to raise (head, hand)
Usage
Hezz is the basic verb for "to carry" or "to lift" an object. By extension, it means "to take" or "to take along": hezz m3ak, "take it with you". The imperative hezz, feminine hezzi, is heard constantly in daily life. With rassek ("your head"), it means "lift your head", literally and figuratively. The present is yhezz. Note for an English speaker: the meaning often depends on context, and hezz can correspond to "take" where English suggests no physical effort at all. The register is familiar and neutral, used in all regions.
Example
هز الشكارة معاك
hezz e'chkara m3ak
“Take the bag with you.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “hez” but also “hezz”, “hiz”, “haz” and “hazz”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Type “hez” on the Arabic keyboard
In Moroccan Darija
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Moroccan Darija, where it means “to lift, carry”; “to take, bring along”: hezz in Moroccan.
In Tunisian Derja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Tunisian Derja, where it means “carry, take away, take along”; “lift, raise”: hez in Tunisian.