7noun حنون
Moroccan Darija · adjective
“7noun” (حنون) is an adjective in Moroccan Darija meaning tender, affectionate.
Meanings
- tender, affectionate
- compassionate
Usage
7noun means "tender, affectionate" and describes above all a gentle-hearted person who is caring toward others: a parent, a spouse, a friend. This form comes from Standard Arabic. It is heard in songs, TV series and in a somewhat formal register. In everyday conversation, Moroccans more readily say 7nin for the same meaning. The feminine is 7nouna. The word is understood by everyone and can be used without difficulty, but it sounds slightly more literary than 7nin.
Example
باه راجل حنون بزاف
bah rajel 7noun bzaf
“His father is a very tender man.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “7noun” but also “7anoun”, “hanoun” and “7nun”. 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 “7noun” on the Arabic keyboard
In Algerian Darja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Algerian Darja, where it means “tender, affectionate”; “kind, endearing”: hannoun in Algerian.
In Tunisian Derja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Tunisian Derja, where it means “tender, affectionate”; “compassionate, merciful”: 7noun in Tunisian.