7sed حسد
Moroccan Darija · noun
“7sed” (حسد) is a noun in Moroccan Darija meaning envy, malicious jealousy.
Meanings
- envy, malicious jealousy
- evil eye
Usage
L7sed refers to the envy one feels toward another person's possessions or success, with a nuance of ill will. In everyday use, the word is very close to the notion of the evil eye ("l3in"): people say they hide their success "b7al l7sed", out of fear of envy. It is often found with "mn": "khaf mn l7sed", he is afraid of envy. The corresponding verb is "7sed" (to envy): "kay7esdouh 3la khdmto", they envy him for his work. The adjective is "7soud". The register is common, with no vulgar connotation.
Example
كيخبي فلوسو خايف من الحسد
kaykhebbi flouso khayef mn l7sed
“He hides his money because he's afraid of envy.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “7sed” but also “7asad”, “hsed”, “hasad”, “7sd” and “hsd”. 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 “7sed” on the Arabic keyboard
In Algerian Darja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Algerian Darja, where it means “envy, malicious jealousy”; “evil eye”: hsed in Algerian.
In Tunisian Derja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Tunisian Derja, where it means “envy, jealousy”; “evil eye caused by envy”: 7sed in Tunisian.