jor7 جرح
Tunisian Derja · noun
“jor7” (جرح) is a noun in Tunisian Derja meaning wound, cut.
Meanings
- wound, cut
- emotional wound, pain
Usage
The word jor7 means a wound or a cut: jor7 fi sob3i, a cut on my finger. It is also used figuratively for deep pain, a wound of love or honor, especially in songs. The plural is jrou7. The verb jra7 means "to wound", and majrou7 "wounded". For a small scratch, people rather say tchellig or khadch. Do not confuse the noun jor7 with the verb jra7, which is written the same way in Arabic.
Example
عندو جرح في يدو، لازمو يمشي للسبيطار.
3andou jor7 fi yeddou, lezmou yemchi lel sbitar.
“He has a wound on his hand, he has to go to the hospital.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “jor7” but also “jer7”, “jour7” and “jorh”. 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 “jor7” on the Arabic keyboard
In Moroccan Darija
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Moroccan Darija, where it means “to wound, cut (the skin)”; “to hurt emotionally”: jre7 in Moroccan.