e7ses احساس
Tunisian Derja · noun
“e7ses” (احساس) is a noun in Tunisian Derja meaning feeling, sensation.
Meanings
- feeling, sensation
- sensitivity, empathy
Usage
E7ses refers to what one feels, physically or emotionally: "e7ses bel ra7a", a feeling of relief, or "e7ses 5ayeb", a bad premonition. The word is also used for a person's sensitivity. "Ma3andouch e7ses" is a frequent reproach: the person is insensitive, doesn't put themselves in others' shoes or lacks tact. A singer is also said to sing "b e7ses", with emotion. The register is common and a little more refined than expressions using the verb 7ass ("to feel").
Example
عندي إحساس اللي باش ينجح.
3andi e7ses elli bech yenja7.
“I have a feeling he's going to succeed.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “e7ses” but also “i7sas”, “ehsas”, “e7sas” and “i7ses”. 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 “e7ses” on the Arabic keyboard
In Moroccan Darija
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Moroccan Darija, where it means “feeling, impression”; “hunch”: i7sas in Moroccan.
In Algerian Darja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Algerian Darja, where it means “feeling, sensation”; “sensitivity”: i7sas in Algerian.