fa5r فخر
Tunisian Derja · noun
“fa5r” (فخر) is a noun in Tunisian Derja meaning pride, source of pride.
Meanings
- pride, source of pride
- honour
Usage
The word fa5r comes from Standard Arabic, but it is widely used in Tunisia. It is found mainly in expressions of praise: "enti fa5r tounes" (you are the pride of Tunisia), "fa5r lina" (a source of pride for us). It is a frequent word in online comments about athletes or artists. To express the feeling in everyday speech, Derja prefers verbs like nefte5er (to be proud) or expressions like "rasi l-fou9" (head held high). The register of fa5r is positive and somewhat solemn.
Example
إنتي فخر تونس
enti fa5r tounes
“You are the pride of Tunisia.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “fa5r” but also “fakhr”, “fa5er” and “fakher”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Digits stand in for Arabic letters that have no Latin equivalent: 5 is kha (خ), like the ch in Scottish loch.
Type “fa5r” on the Arabic keyboard
In Moroccan Darija
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Moroccan Darija, where it means “pride, source of pride”; “honour, glory”: fakhr in Moroccan.