safar سفر
Moroccan Darija · noun
“safar” (سفر) is a noun in Moroccan Darija meaning travel.
Meanings
- travel
- trip away from one's city
Usage
Safar or sfer means travel, the act of going away from home. Without an article, it refers to travel in general: "rja3t mn safar" (I'm back from a trip). It is used with "kayn chi safar ?" (have you travelled lately?) or "f safar" (on a trip). The corresponding verb is "safer, ysafer" (to travel). A traveller is a "msafer". Both pronunciations, sfer and safar, are common. To wish someone a good trip, say "triq ssalama".
Example
رجعنا من سفر
rj3na mn safar
“We came back from a trip.”
Forms
| feminine | tsafira |
|---|---|
| plural | asfar |
| feminine plural | tsafirat |
Forms as recorded in DODa, in its spelling.
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “safar” but also “sfer”, “sfar”, “sefer” and “safer”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Type “safar” on the Arabic keyboard
In Algerian Darja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Algerian Darja, where it means “travel, journey”: safar in Algerian.
In Tunisian Derja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Tunisian Derja, where it means “travel, trip”; “departure (on a trip)”: sfar in Tunisian.