a7na احنا
Tunisian Derja · pronoun
“a7na” (احنا) is a pronoun in Tunisian Derja meaning we, us.
Meanings
- we, us
Usage
A7na is the first-person plural personal pronoun: "we". It is also pronounced e7na or i7na. As in Arabic generally, the verb already carries the person marker: n7ebbou is enough to say "we love". The pronoun is then used for emphasis or contrast: a7na n7ebbou, "we love". It is also used in sentences without a verb: a7na twensa, "we are Tunisians". It often appears with 7atta, meaning "we too". The pronoun is the same for masculine and feminine.
Example
أحنا توانسة
a7na twensa
“We are Tunisians.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “a7na” but also “ahna”, “e7na”, “i7na”, “7na” and “a7naa”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Its Arabic spelling is not fixed either: you will find احنا and احنى and حنا, all the same word.
Digits stand in for Arabic letters that have no Latin equivalent: 7 is ha (ح), a breathy h from the throat.
Type “a7na” on the Arabic keyboard
In Moroccan Darija
The same word also exists in Moroccan Darija, written حنا, where it means “we (subject pronoun)”: 7na in Moroccan.
In Algerian Darja
The same word also exists in Algerian Darja, written حنا, where it means “we, us”: 7na in Algerian.