to9ef تاقف
Tunisian Derja · verb
“to9ef” (تاقف) is a verb in Tunisian Derja meaning (she/you) stops, stands.
Meanings
- (she/you) stops, stands
- (she) holds, stays in place
Usage
This is a conjugated form of the verb w9ef, "to stop, to stand up". It is the imperfect, second person masculine or third person feminine: el kar to9ef hné, "the bus stops here". The Arabic spelling varies: both تاقف and توقف are found. It is used for a vehicle that comes to a stop, a person who stands up or is standing, or, figuratively, in the sense of "to depend on" with 3la. The imperative is o9ef, "stop, stand up".
Example
الكار تاقف قدّام الجامعة؟
el kar to9ef 9oddem el jem3a?
“Does the bus stop in front of the university?”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “to9ef” but also “tou9ef”, “ta9ef” and “to9of”. 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.