7ab ye9oul حب يقول

Tunisian Derja · expression

“7ab ye9oul” (حب يقول) is an expression in Tunisian Derja meaning in other words, that means.

Meanings

1. in other words, that means
2. he meant to say

Usage

7abb y9oul, literally "he wanted to say", is mainly used to rephrase or draw a conclusion from what was just said. It is equivalent to "in other words", "that means that" or "so". The expression is very common in speech, often at the start of a sentence and with a questioning tone to ask for confirmation: "7abb y9oul ma tjich?" (so you're not coming?). It generally does not agree and stays fixed. It is close to ya3ni, but with a nuance of interpretation or deduction. The literal sense, "he meant to say", remains possible in context.

Example

How to write it in Latin letters

In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, it is written “7ab ye9oul”. 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 “7ab ye9oul” on the Arabic keyboard

In Algerian Darja

Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Algerian Darja, where it means “that means, in other words”; “so, which means that”: 7ab y9oul in Algerian.