w9ef وقف
Tunisian Derja · verb
“w9ef” (وقف) is a verb in Tunisian Derja meaning to stand up, to get to one's feet.
Meanings
- to stand up, to get to one's feet
- to stand, to be standing
- to stop
Usage
W9ef means "he stood up" or "he stopped". The present is yo9ef, the imperative o9ef (plural o9fou). For a person, it means to get to one's feet or to remain standing. For a vehicle or an action, it means to stop: "el karhba w9fet" (the car stopped). "W9ef m3a" means to support someone, to stand by them. The 9 in arabizi represents the qaf, often pronounced "g" in some regions, hence the spelling "wgef".
Example
اقفوا قدّام المرايا و لمّوا رواحكم انتوما ,
e9fou 9ouddem limreye ou loumou rwe7kom intouma ,
“Stand in front of the mirror and pull yourselves together, you lot.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “w9ef” but also “wgef”, “wqef”, “w9if” and “w9of”. 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.
Type “w9ef” on the Arabic keyboard
In Moroccan Darija
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Moroccan Darija, where it means “to stop”; “to stand up”: w9ef in Moroccan.
In Algerian Darja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Algerian Darja, where it means “to stop, to pull up”; “to stand, to stand up”: wgef in Algerian.