safer سافر
Algerian Darja · verb
“safer” (سافر) is a verb in Algerian Darja meaning to travel.
Meanings
- to travel
- to go abroad, emigrate
Usage
Safer means to travel, especially to leave for somewhere far from home, and in particular abroad. "Safer l'França" means "he went to France". It is conjugated regularly: safert (I travelled), nsafer (I travel, I'm going to travel), safrou (they travelled). The corresponding noun is safar (the journey). Depending on the context, going abroad can imply emigration or a long stay. The verb is neutral and is used in all registers.
Example
صيف هادا راني باغي نسافر لتونس
sif hada rani baghi nsafer l'Tounes
“This summer I want to travel to Tunisia.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “safer” but also “saffer”, “sefer”, “safar” and “sâfer”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Type “safer” on the Arabic keyboard
In Moroccan Darija
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Moroccan Darija, where it means “to travel, go on a trip”; “to go abroad”: safer in Moroccan.
In Tunisian Derja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Tunisian Derja, where it means “to travel”; “to go abroad, emigrate”: safer in Tunisian.