7issa حصّة
Moroccan Darija · noun
“7issa” (حصّة) is a noun in Moroccan Darija meaning session, class.
Meanings
- session, class
- share, quota
- programme (radio, TV)
Usage
7iSSa primarily means a session of fixed length, especially a class at school or a sports session: 7iSSa dyal rriyaDiyat, "the maths class". The word comes from Standard Arabic but is fully in everyday use, notably among pupils and teachers. It also means the share that falls to someone, for example in a division or distribution. In the media, it can mean a programme. The plural is 7iSaS. In conversation, the most common equivalent is "class" or "session", depending on context.
Example
ماتعطّلش على ل حصّة
mat3eTTelch 3la l 7iSSa
“Don't be late for class.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “7issa” but also “7isa” and “hissa”. 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 “7issa” on the Arabic keyboard
In Algerian Darja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Algerian Darja, where it means “show, programme (TV, radio)”; “session, class”: 7essa in Algerian.
In Tunisian Derja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Tunisian Derja, where it means “session, class period”; “share, portion”: 7essa in Tunisian.