safi صافي
Algerian Darja · interjection
“safi” (صافي) is an interjection in Algerian Darja meaning that's it, enough, done.
Meanings
- that's it, enough, done
- okay, agreed
- pure, clear, sincere
Usage
Safi is a very frequent word. Used alone, it closes a discussion or an action: "safi" means "that's it", "enough", "let's leave it there". It is also used to show agreement, like "okay" or "understood". Said in a curt tone, it means "enough!". As an adjective, it means pure or clear: "ma safi" (clear water), "9albou safi" (he has a sincere heart, bears no grudge). The feminine is safia. Intonation distinguishes soothing from irritation.
Example
صافي، كملنا الخدمة
safi, kemelna lekhedma
“That's it, we've finished the work.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “safi” but also “sâfi”, “saafi” and “safii”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Type “safi” on the Arabic keyboard
In Moroccan Darija
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Moroccan Darija, where it means “okay, that's it, fine”; “enough, that's enough”: safi in Moroccan.
In Tunisian Derja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Tunisian Derja, where it means “clear, limpid, pure”; “net (amount, salary)”: safi in Tunisian.