7all حل
Tunisian Derja · verb
“7all” (حل) is a verb in Tunisian Derja meaning to open.
Meanings
- to open
- to solve (a problem)
- solution (noun: 7al)
Usage
7all is the usual verb for "open" in Tunisia, where other dialects use other verbs. It is used for a door, a window, a bottle or an account: 7all el beb, 7all compte. The imperative is 7ell and the present is ye7ell. It also means "to solve": 7all el mochkla. The noun 7al means "solution": ma famma 7al (there is no solution). The opposite is sakkar (to close). Note: 7all is not used to turn on a device, except in some colloquial uses; you say cha3al instead.
Example
حبّة تحلّ ملف ,
7abba t7él milèf ,
“She wants to open a file.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “7all” but also “7al”, “7el”, “7ell” and “hal”. 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 “7all” on the Arabic keyboard
In Moroccan Darija
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Moroccan Darija, where it means “to open”; “to solve, untie”: 7ell in Moroccan.
In Algerian Darja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Algerian Darja, where it means “to open”; “to solve, to settle”: hell in Algerian.