mo9ref مقرف
Tunisian Derja · adjective
“mo9ref” (مقرف) is an adjective in Tunisian Derja meaning disgusting, revolting.
Meanings
- disgusting, revolting
- pathetic, awful (judgment)
Usage
Mo9ref describes what inspires disgust: a smell, a dish, a dirty place. By extension, it is very often used to judge a person, a behavior or a performance harshly: a player, an official, a scene seen as shameful. The feminine is mo9erfa, the plural mo9erfin. It can stand alone as an exclamation ("mo9ref!") or take barcha for emphasis ("mo9ref barcha"). The word is informal but not vulgar: it suits everyday conversation. It covers both "disgusting" and "lousy, pathetic". Context shows whether the disgust is physical or moral.
Example
الماكلة هاذي مقرفة، ما نجمتش نكملها
el mekla hedhi mo9erfa, ma njamtech nkammelha
“This food is disgusting, I couldn't finish it.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “mo9ref” but also “mou9ref”, “mokref”, “mo9rif” and “mouqref”. 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.