7amla حاملة
Tunisian Derja · adjective
“7amla” (حاملة) is an adjective in Tunisian Derja meaning pregnant.
Meanings
- pregnant
- able to bear, endure (negative)
Usage
7amla is the usual way to say that a woman is pregnant. The month is often specified: "7amla fi chhar el khames", five months pregnant. The word is neutral and can be used freely within the family. In the negative, with a pronoun, it takes another meaning: "manich 7amla" means "I can't stand it", "I can't take any more". It is often followed by a verb: "manich 7amla nchouf", "I can't stand to see". Context distinguishes the two meanings. In the masculine, "7amel" has only the second meaning.
Example
مرتو حاملة في الشهر الخامس
martou 7amla fi chhar el khames
“His wife is five months pregnant.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “7amla” but also “hamla” and “7amlaa”. 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 “7amla” on the Arabic keyboard
In Moroccan Darija
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Moroccan Darija, where it means “pregnant”; “flood (noun)”: 7amla in Moroccan.