lhna لهنا
Algerian Darja · adverb
“lhna” (لهنا) is an adverb in Algerian Darja meaning here, over here.
Meanings
- here, over here
- up to here, at this level
Usage
L'hna is a form of hna, "here", preceded by the preposition l-. It often indicates a direction: "ji l'hna" means "come here". It can also simply indicate a place: "rahou l'hna", "he is here". Figuratively, "mahouch l'hna" means "he is not up to it" or "he is not at that level". In speech, the difference between hna and l'hna is often slight. The opposite is l'temma, "over there". It is also written lhna or l hna.
Example
أرواح لهنا نوريلك
arwa7 l'hna nwarilek
“Come here, I'll show you.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “lhna” but also “lehna”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Type “lhna” on the Arabic keyboard
In Moroccan Darija
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Moroccan Darija, where it means “here, to here (with motion)”: lhna in Moroccan.