laffa لفة
Tunisian Derja · noun
“laffa” (لفة) is a noun in Tunisian Derja meaning roll, rolled-up thing.
Meanings
- roll, rolled-up thing
- turn, round
Usage
Laffa comes from laff, "to roll up", and refers to something rolled up: a roll of film, fabric or paper, or a rolled-up sandwich. It is also used for a turn or a short trip, e.g. a3mel laffa ("take a turn"). It is a noun, despite the "adjective" label given by the source. The common plural is laffet.
Example
أعطيني لفّة كاغذ.
a3tini laffa kaghedh.
“Give me a roll of paper.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “laffa” but also “lafa” and “laffet”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.