7noun حنون
Tunisian Derja · adjective
“7noun” (حنون) is an adjective in Tunisian Derja meaning tender, affectionate.
Meanings
- tender, affectionate
- compassionate, merciful
Usage
The adjective 7noun describes a gentle, affectionate person, especially a mother, father, or spouse: ommi hnouna barcha. It takes the preposition 3la: hnoun 3lina (kind toward us). It also applies to God in invocations, alongside rhim. Its register is slightly more elevated than hnin, which is heard more often in everyday conversation with the same meaning. The feminine is hnouna. The word is not used for tender meat: in that case say tari.
Example
بوها حنون برشة عليها.
bouha 7noun barcha 3liha.
“Her father is very tender with her.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “7noun” but also “hnoun”, “7nouna”, “hnouna” and “7nun”. 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 “7noun” on the Arabic keyboard
In Moroccan Darija
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Moroccan Darija, where it means “tender, affectionate”; “compassionate”: 7noun in Moroccan.
In Algerian Darja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Algerian Darja, where it means “tender, affectionate”; “kind, endearing”: hannoun in Algerian.