7allouf حلّوف
Moroccan Darija · noun
“7allouf” (حلّوف) is a noun in Moroccan Darija meaning pig, pork animal.
Meanings
- pig, pork animal
- wild boar
- insult: dirty, coarse person
Usage
7allouf means the pig, and especially the wild boar, also called 7allouf l-ghaba, found in Moroccan forests and countryside. Since pork is forbidden to Muslims, the word has a strongly negative charge. Said to someone, it is a fairly strong insult aimed at filthiness or coarseness. It is therefore best reserved for the animal. The meat is called l7em l7allouf. The plural is 7lalef.
Example
كاين الحلّوف بزّاف فهاد الغابة
kayn l7allouf bzzaf f had lghaba
“There are lots of wild boars in this forest.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “7allouf” but also “7llouf”, “hallouf”, “hellouf” and “7alouf”. 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 “7allouf” on the Arabic keyboard
In Algerian Darja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Algerian Darja, where it means “wild boar”; “pig, hog”: 7allouf in Algerian.
In Tunisian Derja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Tunisian Derja, where it means “wild boar”; “pig, hog”: 7allouf in Tunisian.