mi7fada محفظة
Moroccan Darija · noun
“mi7fada” (محفظة) is a noun in Moroccan Darija meaning school bag, satchel.
Meanings
- school bag, satchel
- briefcase, document bag
Usage
Mi7fada refers first of all to the school bag that children take to school. The word is in everyday use in the school context. It does not mean "wallet": for the object in which you keep your money, people say bztam instead. For any ordinary bag, people say sak or sac. The plural is m7afd. In a more administrative or commercial register, the word can also refer to a satchel or briefcase.
Example
ما تنساش المحفظة ديالك فالدار
ma tnsach lmi7fada dyalek fdar
“Don't forget your school bag at home.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “mi7fada” but also “m7fada”, “mahfada” and “me7fada”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Digits stand in for Arabic letters that have no Latin equivalent: 7 is ha (ح), a breathy h from the throat.