t7ot تحط
Tunisian Derja · verb
“t7ot” (تحط) is a verb in Tunisian Derja meaning you put / she puts.
Meanings
- you put / she puts
- to be put, placed
Usage
T7ot is a conjugated form of the verb 7att, "to put, to place". Depending on context, it corresponds to the second person masculine (enti t7ot, "you put") or the third person feminine (hiya t7ot, "she puts"). The passive form t7att means "to be put", for example t7att fel 7abs, "he was put in prison". The verb 7att is very common in daily life: setting down an object, putting in salt, dropping someone off by car. 7att rou7ou means "to put oneself, to position oneself".
Example
وين تحط المفاتيح؟
win t7ot el mfeté7?
“Where do you put the keys?”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “t7ot” but also “t7ott”, “t7out” and “thot”. 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.