sof صف
Tunisian Derja · noun
“sof” (صف) is a noun in Tunisian Derja meaning waiting line, queue.
Meanings
- waiting line, queue
- row, rank
Usage
Sof refers to a line of people or a row of objects. In daily life it is used mainly for a waiting line: "o9ef fil sof", "wait in line". "Kassa7 es-sof" is said of someone who cuts in front of others. At school, it also refers to the rows of pupils. In military vocabulary, "dhabet sof" means "non-commissioned officer". In speech you also sometimes hear "la queue", said the French way.
Example
أوقف في الصف كيف الناس الكل.
o9ef fil sof kif ennes el kol.
“Wait in line like everyone else.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “sof” but also “saf”, “souf”, “soff” and “saff”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Type “sof” on the Arabic keyboard
In Moroccan Darija
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Moroccan Darija, where it means “row, line”; “queue”: sef in Moroccan.
In Algerian Darja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Algerian Darja, where it means “row, line”; “prayer row”: seff in Algerian.