7ess حس
Tunisian Derja · verb
“7ess” (حس) is a verb in Tunisian Derja meaning to feel, sense.
Meanings
- to feel, sense
- to empathize with someone
- noise, voice (noun)
Usage
7ess means "to feel, to sense", physically or emotionally. The construction with bi is the most frequent: "n7ess b-rou7i 3ayyen" (I feel tired), "n7ess bik" (I understand you, I feel what you are going through). It can also be used without a complement: "7assit" (I felt, I had the impression). The same word serves as a noun for noise or voice: "ma t3malch 7ess" (don't make a noise). The h is a 7 (emphatic h), not to be confused with a light h.
Example
نحس بك قلبك يغنّي
n7ess bik 9albek ighanni
“I feel you, your heart sings.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “7ess” but also “7es”, “hess”, “7as” and “hass”. 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 “7ess” on the Arabic keyboard
In Moroccan Darija
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Moroccan Darija, where it means “to feel, to sense”; “to empathize, care about someone”: 7ess in Moroccan.
In Algerian Darja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Algerian Darja, where it means “to feel, sense”; “(noun) noise, sound”: hass in Algerian.