7ewwel حوّل
Moroccan Darija · verb
“7ewwel” (حوّل) is a verb in Moroccan Darija meaning to move, shift.
Meanings
- to move, shift
- to transfer or convert money
- to transform, change
Usage
7ewwel is a very common verb meaning to cause something to pass from one place or state to another. It is used to move an object (7ewwel tomobil, "move the car") and to change residence or position. It is also the usual verb for a money transfer or currency exchange: 7ewwel lflous. The destination is introduced by l- or l ("to"), and the origin by men. The reflexive form t7ewwel means "to move, to be transformed". Remember that the same verb covers moving house, transferring and converting.
Example
حوّل الطوموبيل من هنا عافاك
7ewwel tomobil mn hna 3afak
“Move the car from here, please.”
Conjugation
Forms as recorded in DODa and reproduced in its spelling, which often leaves out short vowels.
| Imperfective (present) | Perfective (past) | Imperative | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ana (I) | kan7wwel | 7wwelt | |
| nta (you, m.) | kat7wwel | 7wwelti | 7wwel |
| nti (you, f.) | kat7wwli | 7wwelti | 7wwli |
| howa (he) | kay7wwel | 7wwel | |
| hiya (she) | kat7wwel | 7wwlat | |
| 7na (we) | kan7wwlo | 7wwlna | |
| ntouma (you, pl.) | kat7wwlo | 7wwlto | 7wwlo |
| homa (they) | kay7wwlo | 7wwlo |
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “7ewwel” but also “7wwel”, “7owwel”, “7awel”, “hawwel” and “7wwl”. 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 “7ewwel” on the Arabic keyboard
In Algerian Darja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Algerian Darja, where it means “to move, to change place”; “to move house”: hawel in Algerian.