far فار
Tunisian Derja · noun
“far” (فار) is a noun in Tunisian Derja meaning mouse, small rodent.
Meanings
- mouse, small rodent
- rat (loosely, colloquial)
- computer mouse
Usage
Far means a mouse and, more broadly, the small rodent found in houses. Depending on context it can also be applied to a rat, although the big rat often has its own name. The word is used as either a collective or a singular, depending on usage. It appears in the proverb "ghib ya 9att, el3ab ya far", the equivalent of "when the cat's away, the mice will play". For a computer mouse, many people simply say "souris" in French, but far is also heard. The word is neutral and used in all registers.
Example
ثمة فار في الكوجينة، شفتو يجري.
famma far fel koujina, chftou yejri.
“There's a mouse in the kitchen, I saw it running.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “far” but also “faar” and “fer”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Type “far” on the Arabic keyboard
In Moroccan Darija
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Moroccan Darija, where it means “mouse, small rodent”; “rat (depending on context)”: far in Moroccan.