ko7 كح
Tunisian Derja · verb
“ko7” (كح) is a verb in Tunisian Derja meaning to cough.
Meanings
- to cough
- to cough up
Usage
Kahh means to cough; the imperfective is ykohh, "he coughs". The corresponding noun is el-kahha, "the cough". With a direct object it means to expel by coughing: kahh ed-damm, "he coughed up blood". The word is common in everyday life, at the doctor's or at home, with no particular connotation. It is often heard with a sick child: "ma9adch ykohh el-lil lkol", "he didn't stop coughing all night long".
Example
الصغير قعد يكح الليل الكل.
e sghir 9a3ed yko7 el lil lkol.
“The little one coughed all night long.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “ko7” but also “ka7”, “kah” and “yko7”. 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 “ko7” on the Arabic keyboard
In Moroccan Darija
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Moroccan Darija, where it means “to cough”: ka7 in Moroccan.