7soud حسود
Moroccan Darija · adjective
“7soud” (حسود) is an adjective in Moroccan Darija meaning envious, jealous.
Meanings
- envious, jealous
Usage
7soud describes an envious person, someone who cannot bear other people's happiness or success. The word is also used as a noun: "chi 7soud", an envious person. The feminine is "7souda", and the usual plural is "7oussad". It is a fairly strong reproach that targets the person's character, but it is not vulgar. For jealousy in love, "ghayer" or "kaygher" is used instead: 7soud is about envy of possessions, luck or success. It is common in advice such as "b3ed mn l7oussad", stay away from envious people.
Example
ما تبقاش حسود، الله يرزق الجميع
ma tb9ach 7soud, llah yrze9 ljami3
“Don't be envious, God provides for everyone.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “7soud” but also “7sod”, “hsoud”, “7asoud” and “hsod”. 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.