safar سفر

Algerian Darja · noun

“safar” (سفر) is a noun in Algerian Darja meaning travel, journey.

Meanings

1. travel, journey

Usage

Safar means travel, especially a long trip or one abroad: rahou fe safar (he is away travelling). The word is common in Algeria, alongside the verb sefer / ysafer (to travel) and the noun msafer (traveller). In conversation you also often hear the French "voyage" and the expression "dir voyage". The formula triba safar or bslama f safar is not fixed; to wish someone a good trip, people rather say trig ssalama. Neutral register. The sense "to cover, to link" given by some definitions belongs to another verb and does not match common usage.

Example

How to write it in Latin letters

In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “safar” but also “sfar”, “sefar”, “ssafar” and “safara”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.

Type “safar” on the Arabic keyboard

In Moroccan Darija

Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Moroccan Darija, where it means “travel”; “trip away from one's city”: safar in Moroccan.

In Tunisian Derja

Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Tunisian Derja, where it means “travel, trip”; “departure (on a trip)”: sfar in Tunisian.