7errek حرّك
Moroccan Darija · verb
“7errek” (حرّك) is a verb in Moroccan Darija meaning to stir, mix.
Meanings
- to stir, mix
- to move, shift
- to shake
Usage
7errek means "to set in motion". Depending on context, it translates as "to stir", "to mix", "to move" or "to shake". It is often used in cooking (7errek lmerqa, "stir the sauce") or for objects being moved. The reflexive form t7errek means "to move, get moving". It is often used as a casual command: nod t7errek, "get up and get moving". The object comes directly after the verb, and m3ak is commonly added to soften the order, as in 7errek m3ak.
Example
حرّك معاك لعصير قبل ماتشربو
7errek m3ak l3assir 9bel matcherbou
“Stir the juice before you drink it.”
Conjugation
Forms as recorded in DODa and reproduced in its spelling, which often leaves out short vowels.
| Imperfective (present) | Perfective (past) | Imperative | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ana (I) | kan7errek | 7errekt | |
| nta (you, m.) | kat7errek | 7errekti | 7errek |
| nti (you, f.) | kat7errki | 7errekti | 7errki |
| howa (he) | kay7errek | 7errek | |
| hiya (she) | kat7errek | 7errkat | |
| 7na (we) | kan7errko | 7errkna | |
| ntouma (you, pl.) | kat7errko | 7errkto | 7errko |
| homa (they) | kay7errko | 7errko |
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “7errek” but also “7rrek”, “7arrek”, “7rrk” and “7arrak”. 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 “7errek” on the Arabic keyboard
In Tunisian Derja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Tunisian Derja, where it means “to stir, to mix (in cooking)”; “to move, to shake”: 7arek in Tunisian.