fost فوسط
Moroccan Darija · preposition
“fost” (فوسط) is a preposition in Moroccan Darija meaning in the middle of, among.
Meanings
- in the middle of, among
- inside, in
- during (an event)
Usage
Fost (or f west) is the contraction of the preposition f "in" and west "middle". It means "in the middle of" or "among" and is used very commonly in speech and informal writing. It is placed directly before the noun: fost nnas "among people", fost dar "in the middle of the house". It can also simply mean "inside" a container, or "during" an ongoing event, as in fost lmatch "in the middle of the match". An English speaker may confuse it with f "in". Fost puts more emphasis on being surrounded or being at the heart of something.
Example
لا, ماتانحسّش براسي جتماعي ولا واتق من نفسي فوسط الناس
la, matan7essch brasi jtima3i ola wat9 mn nfsi fost nnas
“No, I don't feel sociable or sure of myself among people.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “fost” but also “fwest”, “fwst” and “fwost”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.