7allouf حلوف
Tunisian Derja · noun
“7allouf” (حلوف) is a noun in Tunisian Derja meaning wild boar.
Meanings
- wild boar
- pig, hog
Usage
7allouf means the wild boar, found in the forests of the north-west and hunted in some regions. More broadly, it also means the pig. "L7am 7allouf" refers to pork, eaten by only part of the population. The plural is 7allouf or 7lalif. Careful: applied to a person, the word becomes a strong insult aimed at filthiness or coarseness. It should therefore be avoided outside its animal sense. It is the only common word for "pig"; khanzir, from Standard Arabic, remains rare in speech.
Example
شفنا حلوف في الغابة.
chefna 7allouf fil ghaba.
“We saw a wild boar in the forest.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “7allouf” but also “hallouf”, “7alouf” and “halouf”. 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 “7allouf” on the Arabic keyboard
In Moroccan Darija
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Moroccan Darija, where it means “pig, pork animal”; “wild boar”: 7allouf in Moroccan.
In Algerian Darja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Algerian Darja, where it means “wild boar”; “pig, hog”: 7allouf in Algerian.