fezz فز

Algerian Darja · verb

“fezz” (فز) is a verb in Algerian Darja meaning to get up suddenly, leap.

Meanings

1. to get up suddenly, leap
2. to jump with fear

Usage

Fezz, imperfect yfezz, expresses a sudden movement: getting up abruptly from your seat or bed. The verb is often linked to surprise, fear or urgency. In the imperative, "fezz!" is a familiar, pressing command, like "get up!" or "move!". The typical construction is "fezz men blastou" (he leaped from his place). For a plain "get up", without abruptness, nod is used instead. So keep the idea of speed in fezz.

Example

How to write it in Latin letters

In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “fezz” but also “fez” and “fazz”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.

Type “fezz” on the Arabic keyboard

In Tunisian Derja

Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Tunisian Derja, where it means “to jump up, to start”; “to leap, to flutter (heart)”: fazz in Tunisian.