safer سافر
Moroccan Darija · verb
“safer” (سافر) is a verb in Moroccan Darija meaning to travel, go on a trip.
Meanings
- to travel, go on a trip
- to go abroad
Usage
Safer is the usual verb for "to travel" in Morocco. The imperfect is ysafer (kansafer "I travel", ghadi nsafer "I'm going to travel"). The destination is introduced by l- or l: safer l Fas "he went to Fez". It is very often heard in the phrase mcha safer, literally "he went to travel", that is, "he left on a trip". The context often indicates departure abroad or for a long time. The participle msafer refers to a person who is travelling or away. The register is neutral and it is used in all situations.
Example
وڭالو مشا سافر
wgalo mcha safarr
“They told me he had gone away on a trip.”
Conjugation
Forms as recorded in DODa and reproduced in its spelling, which often leaves out short vowels.
| Imperfective (present) | Perfective (past) | Imperative | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ana (I) | kansafr | safrt | |
| nta (you, m.) | katsafr | safrti | safr |
| nti (you, f.) | katsafri | safrti | safri |
| howa (he) | kaysafr | safr | |
| hiya (she) | katsafr | safrat | |
| 7na (we) | kansafro | safrna | |
| ntouma (you, pl.) | katsafro | safrto | safro |
| homa (they) | kaysafro | safro |
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “safer” but also “safr”, “saafr”, “safar” and “saffer”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Type “safer” on the Arabic keyboard
In Algerian Darja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Algerian Darja, where it means “to travel”; “to go abroad, emigrate”: safer in Algerian.
In Tunisian Derja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Tunisian Derja, where it means “to travel”; “to go abroad, emigrate”: safer in Tunisian.