9asf قصف
Tunisian Derja · noun
“9asf” (قصف) is a noun in Tunisian Derja meaning bombing, shelling.
Meanings
- bombing, shelling
- roast, diss
Usage
The word 9asf primarily refers to military bombing. It appears in this sense in news and discussions about current events, and the corresponding verb is 9sef. In informal usage, especially online, it also refers to a mocking reply or a well-delivered verbal attack against someone, like "clash" in French. A7la 9asf thus means "the best roast". Context distinguishes the two senses: war and places for the first, laughter (hhhh) and exchanges between people for the second.
Example
القصف ما وقفش الليلة الكل
el 9asf ma w9efch ellila elkol
“The bombing didn't stop all night.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “9asf” but also “kasf”, “9asef”, “9sef” and “qasf”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Digits stand in for Arabic letters that have no Latin equivalent: 9 is qaf (ق), a k pronounced at the back of the throat.