chref شرف
Tunisian Derja · noun
“chref” (شرف) is a noun in Tunisian Derja meaning honor, dignity.
Meanings
- honor, dignity
- family reputation
Usage
Chref means honor, in the moral and social sense. The word often refers to the reputation of a person or a family. It appears in polite formulas: "hedha chref liya" (it is an honor for me). It also appears in oaths: "3la chrefi" (on my honor). The register ranges from everyday to formal. In some contexts, the word carries traditional values linked to the family. The gloss "to supervise" belongs rather to the verb achraf (a3la), mainly administrative; in everyday speech, chref is a noun.
Example
هذا شرف ليا
hedha chref liya
“It's an honor for me.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “chref” but also “charaf”, “chraf” and “cheref”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Type “chref” on the Arabic keyboard
In Moroccan Darija
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Moroccan Darija, where it means “to honor, to do credit to”; “to welcome (polite formula)”: chrref in Moroccan.
In Algerian Darja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Algerian Darja, where it means “to honor, do honor to”; “to be a source of pride”: cherref in Algerian.