7orriya حرية
Moroccan Darija · noun
“7orriya” (حرية) is a noun in Moroccan Darija meaning freedom.
Meanings
- freedom
- independence, personal autonomy
Usage
The word 7orriya means freedom, in both the political and the personal sense. It is heard in debates, the media and slogans, but also in everyday conversation: "bghit 7orriti", I want my freedom. It combines with possessives (7orriti, 7orriytek) and with complements: 7orriyat t-ta3bir, freedom of expression, borrowed from Standard Arabic. The register is neutral, slightly elevated. In daily life, to say "you are free to do what you want", a verbal phrase such as "nta 7orr" or "dir li bghiti" is often preferred.
Example
كل واحد عندو الحرية يدير اللي بغا
kol wa7d 3ndo l7orriya ydir li bgha
“Everyone is free to do what they want.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “7orriya” but also “7orria”, “7orrya”, “horriya” and “7oriya”. 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 “7orriya” on the Arabic keyboard
In Tunisian Derja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Tunisian Derja, where it means “freedom”: 7orriya in Tunisian.