farragh فرغ
Tunisian Derja · verb
“farragh” (فرغ) is a verb in Tunisian Derja meaning to empty, unload.
Meanings
- to empty, unload
- to vent, unburden oneself
Usage
The verb farragh (imperfect yfarragh) means to empty a container or unload goods: "farragh el camiouna", unload the van. Figuratively, "farragh 9albou" means to open up, get things off one's chest, and "farragh 8a4bou" means to vent one's anger. The informal expression "farragh mssarnou" is said of someone who vomits, or jokingly of someone who says everything on their mind. Do not confuse it with fragh, "to be emptied" or "to be finished" ("fragh el kas", the glass is empty). The derived form tfarragh, "to free oneself up", is rarer.
Example
فرّغ الدبوزة في الكاس.
farragh eddbouza fel kes.
“He emptied the bottle into the glass.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “farragh” but also “far8”, “farra8” and “farrgh”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Digits stand in for Arabic letters that have no Latin equivalent: 8 is light ha (ه) or ghayn (غ), depending on the writer.