asfer اصفر
Tunisian Derja · adjective
“asfer” (اصفر) is an adjective in Tunisian Derja meaning yellow (color).
Meanings
- yellow (color)
- pale, sallow-complexioned
Usage
Asfer is the common word for the color yellow. Like other color adjectives, it has its own feminine form, safra, and a plural, sofr: karhba safra, "a yellow car". It is also used to describe a pale or sickly complexion: wjahou asfer, "his face is pallid". The register is neutral and the word is used in everyday speech.
Example
دنيا صحرا صحرا , شي اصفر و شويّة بنيات بيوض !
denya sahra sahra , chay asfer w chwayya banyet byodh .
“Desert, nothing but desert, something yellow and a few white houses!”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “asfer” but also “asfar”, “asfr”, “esfer” and “asffer”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.