7reg حرڭ
Moroccan Darija · verb
“7reg” (حرڭ) is a verb in Moroccan Darija meaning to burn.
Meanings
- to burn
- to emigrate illegally
- to run (a light, a stop sign)
Usage
The verb 7reg (imperfect y7reg) first means to burn, in the transitive sense: "7reg l-makla", he burned the meal. To say "to burn oneself", use the form t7reg. It has two very common figurative senses. The first is "to emigrate illegally", especially to Europe: "7reg l sbanya", he left illegally for Spain. The noun 7rrag, an illegal migrant, comes from this. The second is to run a red light or a stop sign, or to disregard the rules of the road. Context tells the senses apart. The register is everyday.
Example
حرڭت يدي بالأتاي
7regt yddi b atay
“I burned my hand with the tea.”
Conjugation
Forms as recorded in DODa and reproduced in its spelling, which often leaves out short vowels.
| Imperfective (present) | Perfective (past) | Imperative | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ana (I) | kan7rg | 7rgt | |
| nta (you, m.) | kat7rg | 7rgti | 7rg |
| nti (you, f.) | kat7rgi | 7rgti | 7rgi |
| howa (he) | kay7rg | 7rg | |
| hiya (she) | kat7rg | 7rgat | |
| 7na (we) | kan7rgo | 7rgna | |
| ntouma (you, pl.) | kat7rgo | 7rgto | 7rgo |
| homa (they) | kay7rgo | 7rgo |
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “7reg” but also “7rag”, “7rg”, “hreg” and “7rak”. 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.