7rref حرّف
Moroccan Darija · verb
“7rref” (حرّف) is a verb in Moroccan Darija meaning to twist, distort (words).
Meanings
- to twist, distort (words)
- to falsify (a text)
Usage
7errf, with the middle consonant doubled, means "to distort, twist", especially of words or a text. It is readily used when someone reports badly what you said: 7errfo lklam dyali. It should not be confused with the noun 7erf, without doubling, which refers to a letter of the alphabet or a character. It should also be distinguished from 7erfa, which means "trade, craft". The passive t7errf is used for a text or words that have been altered.
Example
حرّفو الكلام ديالي
7errfo lklam dyali
“They twisted my words.”
Conjugation
Forms as recorded in DODa and reproduced in its spelling, which often leaves out short vowels.
| Imperfective (present) | Perfective (past) | Imperative | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ana (I) | kan7rref | 7rreft | |
| nta (you, m.) | kat7rref | 7rrefti | 7rref |
| nti (you, f.) | kat7rrfi | 7rrefti | 7rrfi |
| howa (he) | kay7rref | 7rref | |
| hiya (she) | kat7rref | 7rrfat | |
| 7na (we) | kan7rrfo | 7rrfna | |
| ntouma (you, pl.) | kat7rrfo | 7rrefto | 7rrfo |
| homa (they) | kay7rrfo | 7rrfo |
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “7rref” but also “7erref”, “7arraf”, “7rrf”, “7arf” and “7rf”. 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 “7rref” on the Arabic keyboard
In Algerian Darja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Algerian Darja, where it means “to distort, twist (words)”; “to falsify a text”: harref in Algerian.
In Tunisian Derja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Tunisian Derja, where it means “letter (of the alphabet)”; “written character”: 7arf in Tunisian.