far7a فرحة
Tunisian Derja · noun
“far7a” (فرحة) is a noun in Tunisian Derja meaning joy, happiness.
Meanings
- joy, happiness
- celebration, happy occasion
Usage
Far7a means joy, felt or shared. It appears in set wishes such as sa77a w far7a ("health and joy"), said on a purchase, a wedding or good news. You say far7a kbira for "a great joy", and bka mel far7a, "he cried with joy". The word is related to the verb fra7 ("to rejoice") and to far7 ("party, wedding"). Do not confuse these two nouns: far7 is the celebration, far7a the emotion. The register is neutral, suitable for both casual and formal speech.
Example
صحّة و فرحة
Sa7a w farha
“Health and joy!”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “far7a” but also “farha”, “far7aa”, “fer7a” and “ferha”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Digits stand in for Arabic letters that have no Latin equivalent: 7 is ha (ح), a breathy h from the throat.