7zin حزين
Moroccan Darija · adjective
“7zin” (حزين) is an adjective in Moroccan Darija meaning sad, upset.
Meanings
- sad, upset
- saddening (event, news)
Usage
7zin means sad. It is used for a person ("kan7ess b rasi 7zin", I feel sad) as well as for a situation or a piece of news ("khbar 7zin", sad news). The feminine is 7zina and the plural is 7zanin or 7zinin. It is often paired with the verb "ban": "bayen 7zin" (he looks sad). In colloquial speech, you also often hear "mqelleq" or "mdiye9", which express irritation or unease rather than sadness.
Forms
| feminine | 7azina |
|---|---|
| plural | 7azinin |
| feminine plural | 7azinat |
Forms as recorded in DODa, in its spelling.
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “7zin” but also “7azin”, “hzin” and “hazin”. 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 “7zin” on the Arabic keyboard
In Algerian Darja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Algerian Darja, where it means “sad, upset”; “grieving, sorrowful”: hzin in Algerian.
In Tunisian Derja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Tunisian Derja, where it means “sad”; “grieved, sorrowful”: 7zin in Tunisian.