tafer9a تفرقة
Tunisian Derja · noun
“tafer9a” (تفرقة) is a noun in Tunisian Derja meaning discrimination, unequal treatment.
Meanings
- discrimination, unequal treatment
- division, disunity
Usage
Tafer9a refers to treating people differently based on their origin, region, or color: "tafer9a bin ennes". The word also refers to division that sets in within a group or a people. It is often used in social and political debates, in a critical tone. It is related to the verb farre9 ("to separate, to make a difference"), as in "ma tfarre9ch bin wledek" (don't favor one of your children over another). To speak specifically of racism, Tunisians often say 3onsoriya.
Example
ما نحبّش التفرقة بين الجهات.
ma n7ebbech tafer9a bin jihet.
“I don't like discrimination between regions.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “tafer9a” but also “tafriqa”, “tafre9a” and “tafar9a”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Digits stand in for Arabic letters that have no Latin equivalent: 9 is qaf (ق), a k pronounced at the back of the throat.