t7emmel تحمل
Algerian Darja · verb
“t7emmel” (تحمل) is a verb in Algerian Darja meaning to bear, endure.
Meanings
- to bear, endure
- to take on (responsibility)
- to withstand, hold out
Usage
T7emmel means to put up with a painful situation, pain or a person. It takes a direct object: "ma nt7emmelch had el7aja". In everyday speech, the simple form 7mel is also often used with the same meaning: "ma n7melhech" (I can't stand him/it). T7emmel is slightly more formal. It is readily used for responsibilities: "t7emmel mas'ouliytek" (take on your responsibility). This verb should be distinguished from 7mel in the sense of "to carry" or "to get pregnant", depending on context.
Example
ما نتحمّلش السخانة تاع الصيف
ma nt7emmelch skhana ta3 sif
“I can't stand the summer heat.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “t7emmel” but also “t7amel”, “tahammal” and “t7ammel”. 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 “t7emmel” on the Arabic keyboard
In Moroccan Darija
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Moroccan Darija, where it means “take on (a responsibility)”; “bear, endure”: t7emmel in Moroccan.