7enjra حنجرة
Moroccan Darija · noun
“7enjra” (حنجرة) is a noun in Moroccan Darija meaning throat (inside the neck).
Meanings
- throat (inside the neck)
- larynx, voice
Usage
Hanjra means the throat, mainly as an internal organ: it is used for sore throats, the voice or swallowing. It is used with possessives: hanjerti "my throat", hanjertu "his throat". The typical expression is hanjerti kat-dorrni "my throat hurts". For a singer, one can praise their hanjra, meaning their voice. For the neck seen from the outside, l-'onq or rqba is used instead.
Example
حنجرتي كتضرني من البرد
7enjerti katdorni mn lberd
“My throat hurts because of the cold.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “7enjra” but also “7anjra”, “hanjra” and “7enjera”. 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.