farhan فرحان
Algerian Darja · adjective
“farhan” (فرحان) is an adjective in Algerian Darja meaning glad, happy.
Meanings
- glad, happy
- pleased, delighted to do something
Usage
Farhan describes a person who feels joy, often tied to a specific event. It agrees in gender and number: farhana in the feminine, farhanin in the plural. It is built with ki (when) or bel (with, about): farhan bik (happy for you, pleased with you). The phrase "w ana farhan", "and I'm glad to do it", expresses willing consent. It is used in all situations, casual or polite. It does not apply to things: you don't say a day is farhana. The common opposite is za3fan (angry) or meqhour (sad, upset).
Example
راني فرحان بزاف كي جيت.
rani farhan bezzaf ki jit.
“I'm very happy that you came.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “farhan” but also “fer7an”, “far7an”, “ferhan” and “frhan”. 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 “farhan” on the Arabic keyboard
In Moroccan Darija
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Moroccan Darija, where it means “happy, glad”: fer7an in Moroccan.
In Tunisian Derja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Tunisian Derja, where it means “glad, happy”; “cheerful, in a good mood”: far7an in Tunisian.