lou7 لوح
Tunisian Derja · noun
“lou7” (لوح) is a noun in Tunisian Derja meaning wood (material).
Meanings
- wood (material)
- plank
- Quranic writing board
Usage
Lou7 first means wood as a material. One says "mghorfa mta3 lou7" or "mghorfa lou7" for a wooden ladle. The word also means a plank and, traditionally, the wooden board on which children learned the Quran at the kouttab. It should not be confused with the verb "lawwa7" (to throw away, to toss), which is spelled the same in Arabic: "lawwa7 el mekla" means "throw away the food". Context and pronunciation settle it.
Example
المغرفة هاذي متاع لوح
el mghorfa hedhi mta3 lou7
“This ladle is made of wood.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “lou7” but also “lo7”, “louh”, “lou7a” and “lawa7”. 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.