7a9 حق
Tunisian Derja · noun
“7a9” (حق) is a noun in Tunisian Derja meaning right (being right), entitlement.
Meanings
- right (being right), entitlement
- price, cost
- truth, what is just
Usage
7a9 is first used to say "to be right": 3andek 7a9, "you're right". It also means a right (entitlement): 7a99i, "my right", and 7ou9ou9, "rights". In trade, it is used for the price: 9addech 7a99ou?, "how much does it cost?", or 7a9 el-khobza, "the price of bread". Bel7a9 means "by the way" or "incidentally", to bring up an idea that comes back to mind. The verb 7a99 has other uses (to arrive on time, to acknowledge). Do not confuse this word with 7ag, "puddle" or "box" depending on the region. Context resolves the ambiguity.
Example
عندك حق !!
3andk 7a9 !!
“You're right!!”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “7a9” but also “7ak”, “haq”, “hak” and “7ag”. 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; 9 is qaf (ق), a k pronounced at the back of the throat.
Type “7a9” on the Arabic keyboard
In Moroccan Darija
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Moroccan Darija, where it means “right, what is due to someone”; “being right”: 7e99 in Moroccan.
In Algerian Darja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Algerian Darja, where it means “right, what is owed”; “truth, what is right”: 7a9 in Algerian.