ta7foun تحفون
Tunisian Derja · adjective
“ta7foun” (تحفون) is an adjective in Tunisian Derja meaning great, excellent, top.
Meanings
- great, excellent, top
- gorgeous, superb
Usage
Ta7foun is a colloquial adjective of appreciation, formed on the same root as to7fa (marvel, masterpiece). It is used to express enthusiasm about a thing, a place, a show or a person: a film, a dish or an actor can be "ta7foun". It is often reinforced by barcha ("ta7foun barcha") or introduced by bel7a9 ("really"). The register is young, spoken and typical of social media. Avoid this word in formal contexts, where you would say behi barcha or momtez instead.
Example
الفيلم هذا تحفون، لازمك تشوفو.
el film hedha ta7foun, lezmek tchoufou.
“This film is great, you have to see it.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “ta7foun” but also “t7foun”, “ta7fon”, “tahfoun” and “t7fon”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Digits stand in for Arabic letters that have no Latin equivalent: 7 is ha (ح), a breathy h from the throat.