7afi حافي
Tunisian Derja · adjective
“7afi” (حافي) is an adjective in Tunisian Derja meaning barefoot, without shoes.
Meanings
- barefoot, without shoes
- plain, with nothing on it
Usage
7afi describes a person who walks barefoot. It agrees in gender and number: 7afya in the feminine, 7fé or 7afyin in the plural. It is often used with a verb of movement, as in "khraj 7afi" or "yjri 7afi". In casual cooking talk, it also describes food eaten on its own, with nothing alongside: "khobz 7afi" means dry bread, with nothing on it. The word belongs to the common register. Remember that it is an adjective, not a set phrase: one simply says "mché 7afi", "he went barefoot".
Example
ما تمشيش حافي، الأرض باردة.
ma temchich 7afi, el ardh berda.
“Don't walk barefoot, the floor is cold.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “7afi” but also “hafi”, “7afy” and “haafi”. 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.