monfou5 منفوخ
Tunisian Derja · adjective
“monfou5” (منفوخ) is an adjective in Tunisian Derja meaning inflated, swollen.
Meanings
- inflated, swollen
- overrated, puffed up
- bloated, chubby
Usage
Monfou5 is the passive participle of "nfa5" (to blow up, inflate). Literally, it is said of an inflated ball, tire, or float, but also of a face or eye swollen after a blow or a sting. Figuratively, it is very common for a player, artist, or person judged overrated, promoted beyond their merits, or who puts on airs. Said of someone, it can also mean "bloated", which is insulting. The feminine is "monfou5a".
Example
الكورة منفوخة، يزّي ما تزيدش
el koura monfou5a, yezzi ma tzidech
“The ball is inflated, that's enough, stop adding more.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “monfou5” but also “manfou5”, “menfou5”, “manfoukh” and “monfoukh”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Digits stand in for Arabic letters that have no Latin equivalent: 5 is kha (خ), like the ch in Scottish loch.