lfo9 لفوق

Moroccan Darija · adverb

“lfo9” (لفوق) is an adverb in Moroccan Darija meaning up, above.

Meanings

1. up, above
2. upstairs
3. (men lfo9) moreover, on top of that

Usage

Lfo9 means "up". The word is used with a verb of motion, as in tle3 lfo9 "to go up", or to locate something: l-bit lfo9 "the room is upstairs". In a house, it often refers to the upper floor. Its opposite is lte7t, "down". The phrase men lfo9 has two meanings. Literally, it means "from above". Figuratively, it means "on top of that, what's more" and is used to add an argument. Depending on the region, the q is pronounced g: you then hear lfog.

Example

How to write it in Latin letters

In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “lfo9” but also “lfou9”, “lfog”, “lfoug” and “lfoq”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.

Digits stand in for Arabic letters that have no Latin equivalent: 9 is qaf (ق), a k pronounced at the back of the throat.

Type “lfo9” on the Arabic keyboard

In Algerian Darja

Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Algerian Darja, where it means “up, upward”; “upstairs”: lfoug in Algerian.

How to say “up” in Moroccan and Algerian