far9 فرق
Tunisian Derja · noun
“far9” (فرق) is a noun in Tunisian Derja meaning difference.
Meanings
- difference
- gap, balance to pay
Usage
Far9 means "difference" between two things, two people or two prices. The most common phrases are chnowa lfar9? ("what is the difference?"), ma famma 7atta far9 ("there is no difference at all") and far9 kbir ("a big difference"). In commerce, the word also means the price gap to be made up: 5alles lfar9, "pay the difference". The q is often pronounced as a voiceless stop, hence the spelling far9. This noun should not be confused with the verb farra9, "to distribute, to separate".
Example
شنوّة الفرق بيناتهم؟
chnowa lfar9 binethom ?
“What is the difference between them?”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “far9” but also “farq”, “fark” and “far2”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Digits stand in for Arabic letters that have no Latin equivalent: 2 is hamza (ء), a glottal stop; 9 is qaf (ق), a k pronounced at the back of the throat.
Type “far9” on the Arabic keyboard
In Moroccan Darija
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Moroccan Darija, where it means “difference”; “gap”: fer9 in Moroccan.
In Algerian Darja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Algerian Darja, where it means “difference”; “gap, distance”: far9 in Algerian.