n7el نحل

Algerian Darja · verb

“n7el” (نحل) is a verb in Algerian Darja meaning I open / that I open.

Meanings

1. I open / that I open
2. to open, create (account, group)
3. bees (collective noun nhel)

Usage

Nhell is the first person singular imperfect form of the verb hell, "to open". Remember that in darja, the prefix n- marks the singular "I". It is used for a door or window (nhell lbab), but also, very often online, for creating an account or group: nhell compte jdid. The same spelling can correspond to nhel, "bees", a collective noun. Only context can decide. In the plural, "we open" is nhellou.

Example

How to write it in Latin letters

In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “n7el” but also “nhel”, “nhell”, “n7al” and “nhal”. 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 “n7el” on the Arabic keyboard

In Moroccan Darija

Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Moroccan Darija, where it means “bees”: n7el in Moroccan.

In Tunisian Derja

Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Tunisian Derja, where it means “bees (collective)”: na7l in Tunisian.