metfadhi متفاضي
Tunisian Derja · adjective
“metfadhi” (متفاضي) is an adjective in Tunisian Derja meaning free, available.
Meanings
- free, available
- idle, with nothing to do
Usage
Mitfadhi describes a person who is not busy and has time on their hands. The feminine is mitfadhia, and the plural is mitfadhin. It is used mostly to suggest an outing or offer a favor: "mitfadhi?" means roughly "are you free?". It does not apply to a seat or an object. For a free chair, you would rather say farigh or "mouch m3abbi". Depending on the tone, the word can also describe someone with nothing to do, with a slightly mocking nuance. The corresponding verb is tfadda, "to free oneself up, to finish one's tasks".
Example
إنتي متفاضية العشية؟ نخرجو نشربو قهوة.
enti mitfadhia l3chiya? nokhrjou nochorbou 9ahwa.
“Are you free this afternoon? Let's go out for a coffee.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “metfadhi” but also “mitfadhi”, “mtfadhi”, “metfedhi” and “mitfadi”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.