far فار
Moroccan Darija · noun
“far” (فار) is a noun in Moroccan Darija meaning mouse, small rodent.
Meanings
- mouse, small rodent
- rat (depending on context)
Usage
Far is the usual word for a mouse and, more broadly, for the small rodent found in houses and shops. The plural is firan. For a large rat, people often specify far kbir, or use the same word, depending on context. The word appears in familiar comparisons describing someone timid or discreet. For the computer mouse, most speakers simply say the French "souris", borrowed from French. The noun is masculine: one says had lfar, not hadi.
Example
كاين شي فار فالكوزينة
kayn chi far f lkouzina
“There is a mouse in the kitchen.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “far” but also “faar” and “fare”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Type “far” on the Arabic keyboard
In Tunisian Derja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Tunisian Derja, where it means “mouse, small rodent”; “rat (loosely, colloquial)”: far in Tunisian.