fete7 فاتح
Tunisian Derja · adjective
“fete7” (فاتح) is an adjective in Tunisian Derja meaning light (colour).
Meanings
- light (colour)
- first day of the month
- opening
Usage
The adjective fète7 goes after a colour name to indicate a light shade: "azra9 fète7" (light blue), "bonni fète7" (light brown). Its opposite is ghém9 (dark). The feminine is fet7a, for example "9amijja fet7a". In the calendar, "fète7" followed by a month name means the first day of that month, especially for Hijri months and in official announcements. It also keeps its participle sense "opening": "fète7 el 7anout" (he opened the shop, or it is open).
Example
نحب قميجة زرقاء فاتح.
n7eb 9mija zar9a fète7.
“I'd like a light blue shirt.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “fete7” but also “fate7”, “fateh”, “fète7” and “fetah”. 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.