7orr حر
Tunisian Derja · adjective
“7orr” (حر) is an adjective in Tunisian Derja meaning free, not subject to anyone.
Meanings
- free, not subject to anyone
- pure, genuine (natural product)
Usage
7orr means "free", in the political or personal sense. The feminine is 7orra and the plural is a7rar: ena 7orr, "I am free (to do what I want)". It does not mean "free of charge", which is b-blech. The word is also used to praise a natural, unadulterated product: 3sal 7orr, pure honey, or zit 7orra, genuine oil. Be careful not to confuse it with 7ar, "hot, spicy", or with s5ana, "heat".
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “7orr” but also “7or”, “horr” and “7orra”. 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 “7orr” on the Arabic keyboard
In Algerian Darja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Algerian Darja, where it means “free to do as one likes”; “free, not enslaved”: hor in Algerian.