7ozn حزن
Moroccan Darija · noun
“7ozn” (حزن) is a noun in Moroccan Darija meaning sadness, grief.
Meanings
- sadness, grief
- mourning, sorrow
Usage
7ozn means sadness or grief. It belongs to a somewhat formal or lyrical register: it is often found in songs, poetry, condolences and social media posts. In everyday conversation, people more readily express their state with the adjective 7zin (sad) or with expressions like "mqelleq" or "mdiye9". For example, "3ayech f l7ozn" (living in sadness). The dialectal form 7zen also exists in speech. Do not confuse this word with 7zin, which is the adjective.
Example
الحزن باين فعينيه.
l7ozn bayen f 3inih.
“Sadness shows in his eyes.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “7ozn” but also “hozn”, “7ouzn”, “7zen” and “houzn”. 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.