safer سافر

Tunisian Derja · verb

“safer” (سافر) is a verb in Tunisian Derja meaning to travel.

Meanings

1. to travel
2. to go abroad, emigrate

Usage

Safer means "to travel", with a clear nuance of leaving for another country. Safer l França means "he went to France". Depending on context, the verb can refer to a stay abroad, leaving to study, or emigration. For a simple trip within the country, people often say mcha l Sfax or ma3ach. The conjugation is regular: nsafer ("I travel"), sefert ("I travelled"). The preposition l or li is used for the destination. The related noun is safra ("trip"), and msefer refers to someone who is travelling.

Example

How to write it in Latin letters

In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “safer” but also “sefer”, “saffer”, “safar” and “sèfer”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.

Type “safer” on the Arabic keyboard

In Moroccan Darija

Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Moroccan Darija, where it means “to travel, go on a trip”; “to go abroad”: safer in Moroccan.

In Algerian Darja

Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Algerian Darja, where it means “to travel”; “to go abroad, emigrate”: safer in Algerian.