hez هز
Tunisian Derja · verb
“hez” (هز) is a verb in Tunisian Derja meaning carry, take away, take along.
Meanings
- carry, take away, take along
- lift, raise
- take (with oneself)
Usage
Hezz is a very common verb that first means to carry or take away something, or to take someone along: "nhezzek lel dar" (I'll take you home). It also means to lift or raise: "hezz idih" (he raised his hands), "hezz 7wejbou" (he raised his eyebrows). It is conjugated with a doubled consonant: nhezz, thezz, yhezz. Note that the verb does not mean "to shake" as in standard Arabic; that sense is rare in Tunisia.
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “hez” but also “hezz”, “haz”, “hazz”, “heze” and “hezze”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Type “hez” on the Arabic keyboard
In Moroccan Darija
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Moroccan Darija, where it means “to lift, carry”; “to take, bring along”: hezz in Moroccan.
In Algerian Darja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Algerian Darja, where it means “to carry, to lift”; “to take, to take along”: hez in Algerian.