lhna لهنا
Moroccan Darija · adverb
“lhna” (لهنا) is an adverb in Moroccan Darija meaning here, to here (with motion).
Meanings
- here, to here (with motion)
Usage
Lhna is formed from l- ("to, toward") and hna ("here"). It is used mainly after a verb of motion: aji lhna (come here), jabouh lhna (they brought him here). It contrasts with lhih, "over there". The word is very common and informal, typical of commands and questions in daily life. Pitfall: without any idea of movement, say simply hna. You say ana hna (I am here), not "ana lhna". The linking vowel varies in writing, hence the spellings lhna, lehna, lahna.
Example
اجي لهنا دابا
aji lhna daba
“Come here now.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “lhna” but also “l8na”, “lehna”, “lhena” and “lahna”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Digits stand in for Arabic letters that have no Latin equivalent: 8 is light ha (ه) or ghayn (غ), depending on the writer.
Type “lhna” on the Arabic keyboard
In Algerian Darja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Algerian Darja, where it means “here, over here”; “up to here, at this level”: lhna in Algerian.