lfoug لفوق
Algerian Darja · adverb
“lfoug” (لفوق) is an adverb in Algerian Darja meaning up, upward.
Meanings
- up, upward
- upstairs
- above, over
Usage
Lfouq, pronounced lfoug in many regions, is formed from fouq, "above", preceded by l-, which marks direction or position. It is used to say where something is, as in rah lfouq, "he is up there, upstairs", or to express movement: tla' lfouq, "go up". It is the opposite of lteht, "down". Figuratively, tla' l'niveau lfouq means "raise the level". Followed by a noun, it can also mean "above".
Example
يما راهي لفوق في الشومبرة.
yemma rahi lfoug fi chambra.
“Mum is upstairs, in the bedroom.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “lfoug” but also “lfou9”, “lfouq” and “lfog”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Digits stand in for Arabic letters that have no Latin equivalent: 9 is qaf (ق), a k pronounced at the back of the throat.
Type “lfoug” on the Arabic keyboard
In Moroccan Darija
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Moroccan Darija, where it means “up, above”; “upstairs”: lfo9 in Moroccan.