feregh فارغ
Tunisian Derja · adjective
“feregh” (فارغ) is an adjective in Tunisian Derja meaning empty.
Meanings
- empty
- hollow, idle (talk)
- idle, with nothing to do
Usage
Common adjective for an empty container or place: el kas fêregh, "the glass is empty", edar fêrgha, "the house is empty". The feminine is fêrgha, the plural fêrghin. It also applies to speech: klem fêregh, "empty words, idle chatter". Said of a person, it means they have nothing to do, and can slide toward "pointless, shallow", which is offensive. The expression fêregh essbar, "at the end of one's patience, impatient", is frequent. It is pronounced with a long open a, close to "è".
Example
الفريجيدار فارغ، لازمنا نمشيو نقضيو.
el frigidaire feregh, lezemna nemchiw na9dhiw.
“The fridge is empty, we need to go shopping.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “feregh” but also “feragh”, “fere8”, “fergh” and “fargh”. 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.