7ara9 حارق
Tunisian Derja · adjective
“7ara9” (حارق) is an adjective in Tunisian Derja meaning burning, scorching.
Meanings
- burning, scorching
- harsh, painful (life, situation)
- infuriating, galling
Usage
7ar9 is the active participle of 7ra9, "to burn". Literally, it describes what burns: a sun, the ground, very hot water. Figuratively, it describes a hard life or situation that causes suffering. In the expression 7ar9 dammi, it refers to what exasperates, what "makes the blood boil". The feminine is 7ar9a. Note: for a spicy dish, one says 7arr rather than 7ar9. And 7arra9 is the irregular migrant, a different word, though from the same root.
Example
الشمس حارقة اليوم، ما تخرجش.
echams 7ar9a lyoum, ma tokhrojch.
“The sun is burning today, don't go out.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “7ara9” but also “7are9”, “7ar9”, “harek” and “7arek”. 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.