laffe9 لفق
Tunisian Derja · verb
“laffe9” (لفق) is a verb in Tunisian Derja meaning to fabricate, to make up (accusation, story).
Meanings
- to fabricate, to make up (accusation, story)
- to falsely pin something on someone
Usage
Laffe9 means to invent or fabricate an accusation, a case, or a story, almost always to someone's detriment. It is widely used in political and legal vocabulary: laff9oulou 9adhiya, "they fabricated a case against him". The construction with l- indicates the targeted person. The term is close to standard Arabic and belongs to a serious or polemical register of discussion, not light conversation. The participle mlaffe9, "fabricated", serves as an adjective: tohma mlaff9a, "a fabricated accusation".
Example
لفّقولو قضيّة باش يحبسوه
laff9oulou 9adhiya bech yhabsouh
“They fabricated a case against him to have him imprisoned.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “laffe9” but also “laff9”, “laffa9”, “lafe9” and “laff9ou”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Digits stand in for Arabic letters that have no Latin equivalent: 9 is qaf (ق), a k pronounced at the back of the throat.