fawet فوت
Tunisian Derja · verb
“fawet” (فوت) is a verb in Tunisian Derja meaning to pass, to go past.
Meanings
- to pass, to go past
- to let go, to let slide
- to spend (time)
Usage
Fawwet, yfawwet means to overtake someone or pass a place, or to let a moment go by: fawwet el wa9t (to let time slip by). Figuratively, fawwetha ("let it pass") means "let it go, don't make a fuss of it". It's a very common phrase for calming an argument. In the imperative, you also hear fout ("pass!"). Watch out for a written pitfall: the Arabic spelling فوت is also used to transcribe the English "foot" (football), common in sports comments. Context tells the two words apart.
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “fawet” but also “fawwet”, “fot”, “fout” and “foot”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.