sefra صفرة
Algerian Darja · adjective
“sefra” (صفرة) is an adjective in Algerian Darja meaning yellow (feminine).
Meanings
- yellow (feminine)
- pale, sallow
Usage
Sefra is the feminine form of the adjective "yellow": it is sfer in the masculine and sofr in the plural. The adjective agrees with the noun it follows: tomobil sefra (a yellow car), qamdja sefra (a yellow shirt). It is often used in pairs to name a football club's colours: sefra w kahla (yellow and black). Applied to a person, it can mean they look pale or sickly. Be careful not to confuse this word with sofra (the table, the served meal), another word that is sometimes written the same way in arabizi.
Example
شريت شاشية صفرة
chrit chachiya sefra
“I bought a yellow hat.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “sefra” but also “safra”, “sfra” and “sofra”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.