yneffèkh ينفخ
Algerian Darja · verb
“yneffèkh” (ينفخ) is a verb in Algerian Darja meaning to annoy, to get on someone's nerves.
Meanings
- to annoy, to get on someone's nerves
- to put on airs
- to blow, to inflate
Usage
Yneffekh, pronounced with the doubled consonant, mainly means "to annoy, to wear out, to get on someone's nerves". It is a colloquial and very common word: rak tneffekh, "you're really annoying". The corresponding noun is nfakh, "annoying person". In the sense of "putting on airs", a person is said to puff themselves up with importance. In its literal sense, the simple form yenfekh means "to blow" or "to inflate", for example a balloon or a fire. Context and the gemination help distinguish these senses. Synonyms for "to annoy": y3ayyi, ygonfli.
Example
بركا من هاد الهدرة، راك تنفخ فيا!
barka men had lhadra, rak tneffekh fiya !
“Enough of this talk, you're annoying me!”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, it is written “yneffèkh”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.