rffeh رفّه
Moroccan Darija · verb
“rffeh” (رفّه) is a verb in Moroccan Darija meaning to treat oneself, indulge.
Meanings
- to treat oneself, indulge
- to pamper someone, put at ease
- to smile on someone (life)
Usage
Rffeh is almost always used with the preposition 3la. Rffeh 3la rasu means "to treat oneself, to relax, to give oneself a good time": it is said of someone who goes out, travels or buys something after a difficult period. With another object, rffeh 3la flan means "to pamper someone, to make them happy". One also hears life as the subject, when it finally smiles on someone. The register is informal and warm. Note: it does not mean "to entertain" in the sense of a show. For that sense, one rather says nešša or uses other expressions.
Example
خليني رفّه على راسّ
khlini rffe8 3la rasse
“Let me treat myself.”
Conjugation
Forms as recorded in DODa and reproduced in its spelling, which often leaves out short vowels.
| Imperfective (present) | Perfective (past) | Imperative | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ana (I) | kanrffe8 | rffe8t | |
| nta (you, m.) | katrffe8 | rffe8ti | rffe8 |
| nti (you, f.) | katrff8i | rffe8ti | rff8i |
| howa (he) | kayrffe8 | rffe8 | |
| hiya (she) | katrffe8 | rff8at | |
| 7na (we) | kanrff8o | rff8na | |
| ntouma (you, pl.) | katrff8o | rff8to | rff8o |
| homa (they) | kayrff8o | rff8o |
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “rffeh” but also “rffe8”, “reffeh”, “raffah” and “rfeh”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Digits stand in for Arabic letters that have no Latin equivalent: 8 is light ha (ه) or ghayn (غ), depending on the writer.