7okouma حكومة
Moroccan Darija · noun
“7okouma” (حكومة) is a noun in Moroccan Darija meaning government.
Meanings
- government
- the state, the authorities
Usage
7okouma refers to the government, that is, the executive and its ministers. It is almost always used with the article: l7okouma. In conversation, the word often refers more broadly to the state or public authorities, especially when criticizing or demanding something: l7okouma khassha tdir chi 7aja, "the government has to do something". The head of government is called ra2is l7okouma. It is heard a lot in debates about prices, jobs or public services. The register is neutral, both in speech and in the media.
Example
الحكومة زادت فالأسعار
l7okouma zadet f l2as3ar
“The government raised prices.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “7okouma” but also “7okoma”, “hokouma”, “7koma” and “hokoma”. 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 “7okouma” on the Arabic keyboard
In Algerian Darja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Algerian Darja, where it means “government”; “the authorities, the state”: hokouma in Algerian.
In Tunisian Derja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Tunisian Derja, where it means “government”; “the state, the authorities”: 7kouma in Tunisian.