senf صنف
Tunisian Derja · noun
“senf” (صنف) is a noun in Tunisian Derja meaning sort, kind, type.
Meanings
- sort, kind, type
- category (sports, age)
- variety (of a product)
Usage
Senf means "sort, kind". It is often used about people, with a pejorative nuance: "hédha senf mta3 bnédem" means "he's a strange sort of person". In commerce, it refers to a variety or quality of a product. In sport, it names the age categories: "senf el-aṣāgher" (the "minimes" category). Plural: asnāf. Said of a person, the word often implies a judgment.
Example
ما نحبش هالصنف متاع الناس.
ma n7ebech ha senf mta3 ennes.
“I don't like this kind of people.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “senf” but also “sanf” and “sinf”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.