7afla حفلة
Tunisian Derja · noun
“7afla” (حفلة) is a noun in Tunisian Derja meaning party, celebration.
Meanings
- party, celebration
- concert, musical show
- ceremony (awards)
Usage
7afla refers to an organised party, with music and guests. For example: "7aflet a5er el 3am" (end-of-year party) or "7aflet 3id miled" (birthday party). The word also means a concert: "3mal 7afla fi Carthage" is said of a singer who performed at the festival. Finally, it refers to an official ceremony, such as an awards ceremony. Before a complement, it becomes 7aflet. The plural is 7aflet or 7flet. For an evening among friends, people more readily say "sahriya" or the French "soirée".
Example
غدوة عندنا حفلة في الدار
ghodwa 3andna 7afla fi dar
“Tomorrow we're having a party at home.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “7afla” but also “hafla”, “7aflaa”, “7afl” and “hafl”. 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 “7afla” on the Arabic keyboard
In Moroccan Darija
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Moroccan Darija, where it means “party, reception”; “concert, musical show”: 7efla in Moroccan.