7awer حاور
Moroccan Darija · verb
“7awer” (حاور) is a verb in Moroccan Darija meaning to discuss, talk with someone.
Meanings
- to discuss, talk with someone
- to exchange ideas, debate
Usage
7awer means to discuss something with someone, exchanging points of view. The person is most often introduced with m3a (7awer m3a mratu, "he discussed it with his wife") or directly as an object (7awrha). The topic is introduced by f or 3la (f had lmawdou3). The word comes from a more formal register, and is heard in the media or about serious matters: relationships, work, politics. In casual conversation, one more readily says hder m3a or tkellem m3a. The corresponding noun is l7iwar, "the dialogue."
Example
خاصك تحاور معاه قبل ما تقرر
khassek t7awer m3ah 9bel ma t9errer
“You have to discuss it with him before you decide.”
Conjugation
Forms as recorded in DODa and reproduced in its spelling, which often leaves out short vowels.
| Imperfective (present) | Perfective (past) | Imperative | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ana (I) | kan7aawer | 7aawert | |
| nta (you, m.) | kat7aawer | 7aawerti | 7aawer |
| nti (you, f.) | kat7aawri | 7aawerti | 7aawri |
| howa (he) | kay7aawer | 7aawer | |
| hiya (she) | kat7aawer | 7aawrat | |
| 7na (we) | kan7aawro | 7aawrna | |
| ntouma (you, pl.) | kat7aawro | 7aawrto | 7aawro |
| homa (they) | kay7aawro | 7aawro |
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “7awer” but also “7awr”, “7aawer”, “hawer” and “7awar”. 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.