7ra9 حرق
Tunisian Derja · verb
“7ra9” (حرق) is a verb in Tunisian Derja meaning to burn, set fire to.
Meanings
- to burn, set fire to
- to emigrate illegally by sea
- to run (a red light)
Usage
The verb 7ra9 first means "to burn" something (present: ya7ra9). To say that something burns by itself, t7ra9 is used instead: el mekla t7ar9et (the food burned). In Tunisia the verb also has a very common meaning: to leave clandestinely for Europe by sea, often without papers. This is the source of 7arga (illegal migration) and 7arrag (illegal migrant). In driving, "7ra9 l'feu" means "to run a red light". Context usually makes clear which sense is meant.
Example
حرق الكاغط الكل
7ra9 el kaghet el kol
“He burned all the papers.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “7ra9” but also “hra9”, “7raq” and “7reg”. 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.
Type “7ra9” on the Arabic keyboard
In Moroccan Darija
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Moroccan Darija, where it means “to burn”; “to hurt emotionally”: 7req in Moroccan.
In Algerian Darja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Algerian Darja, where it means “to burn, set on fire”; “to emigrate illegally by sea”: hra9 in Algerian.