saf7a صفحة
Moroccan Darija · noun
“saf7a” (صفحة) is a noun in Moroccan Darija meaning page (book, notebook, website).
Meanings
- page (book, notebook, website)
- fresh start (figurative)
Usage
A common word for the page of a book, a notebook or a website. It is used in school instructions (xof saf7a lokhra, "look at the other page") and for a Facebook or Instagram page. As in English, it is used figuratively: bda saf7a jdida, "turn the page, start from scratch". The usual plural is sf7at. In arabizi, be careful not to confuse it with saf9a ("deal, bargain"): the two spellings look alike and one is sometimes found in place of the other online. The actual pronunciation is close to "sef-ha", with a very short first vowel.
Example
خوف صفحة أخرى
xof saf7a lokhra
“Look at the other page.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “saf7a” but also “sf7a”, “sef7a”, “safha” and “sefha”. 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.
Type “saf7a” on the Arabic keyboard
In Tunisian Derja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Tunisian Derja, where it means “page (book, notebook)”; “web page, Facebook page”: saf7a in Tunisian.