7ellel حلّل
Moroccan Darija · verb
“7ellel” (حلّل) is a verb in Moroccan Darija meaning to analyze, break down.
Meanings
- to analyze, break down
- to explain, justify
- to declare lawful, permit
Usage
The verb 7ellel (imperfect y7ellel) is used for examining a text, a situation or medical results: 7ellel ddem, "to have a blood test done". At school, it refers to the commentary on a text: 7ellel nnass. In conversation, it often takes the sense of "to explain" or "to justify", especially with liya: 7ellel liya hadchi, "explain that to me". In a religious context, it means "to make lawful", as opposed to 7errem, "to forbid". The meaning is worked out from context. The register is everyday, slightly more formal in school use.
Example
نتحداك ت حلّل ليا هاد لقولا
nt7edak t 7ellel liya had l9ewla
“I challenge you to explain this quote to me.”
Conjugation
Forms as recorded in DODa and reproduced in its spelling, which often leaves out short vowels.
| Imperfective (present) | Perfective (past) | Imperative | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ana (I) | kan7ellel | 7ellelt | |
| nta (you, m.) | kat7ellel | 7ellelti | 7ellel |
| nti (you, f.) | kat7elleli | 7ellelti | 7elleli |
| howa (he) | kay7ellel | 7ellel | |
| hiya (she) | kat7ellel | 7elllat | |
| 7na (we) | kan7ellelo | 7elllna | |
| ntouma (you, pl.) | kat7ellelo | 7elllto | 7ellelo |
| homa (they) | kay7ellelo | 7elllo |
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “7ellel” but also “7allal”, “7lel”, “hallal” and “7elel”. 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 “7ellel” on the Arabic keyboard
In Tunisian Derja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Tunisian Derja, where it means “to analyze, examine in detail”; “to make lawful, permit (religion)”: 7allel in Tunisian.