7me9 حمق
Moroccan Darija · adjective
“7me9” (حمق) is an adjective in Moroccan Darija meaning crazy, mad.
Meanings
- crazy, mad
- foolish, senseless
- crazy about (in love)
Usage
The adjective 7m9 agrees in gender and number: 7m9a in the feminine, 7m9in in the plural. It is very common in speech, often in an exasperated or joking tone: "wach nta 7m9?" (are you crazy?). It is not a serious insult between close friends, but the word can offend. With 3la, it expresses passion: "7m9 3liha" (he is crazy about her). The verb 7m9 means to go mad, and "7m99ni" means "he drove me crazy". The corresponding noun is l-7ma9 (madness).
Example
واش نتا حمق؟
wach nta 7m9?
“Are you crazy?”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “7me9” but also “7m9”, “hm9”, “7mq” and “hme9”. 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; 9 is qaf (ق), a k pronounced at the back of the throat.