7lib حليب
Tunisian Derja · noun
“7lib” (حليب) is a noun in Tunisian Derja meaning milk.
Meanings
- milk
- breast milk
Usage
7lib is the usual word for milk, especially cow's milk, but also breast milk ("7lib erredha3a"). "7lib w mochta9atou" refers to dairy products. Fermented milk is leben and curdled milk is rayeb, not to be confused with 7lib. The pairing "degla w 7lib" (dates and milk) is a traditional gesture of welcome, and it is also used in affectionate wishes, such as "sbe7ek degla w 7lib". The word is masculine and uncountable: "chwaya 7lib", "kes 7lib".
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “7lib” but also “hlib”, “7leb”, “halib” and “7lyb”. 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 “7lib” on the Arabic keyboard
In Moroccan Darija
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Moroccan Darija, where it means “milk”: 7lib in Moroccan.
In Algerian Darja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Algerian Darja, where it means “milk”: 7lib in Algerian.