wafe9 وافق
Tunisian Derja · verb
“wafe9” (وافق) is a verb in Tunisian Derja meaning to agree, give consent.
Meanings
- to agree, give consent
- to suit someone
- to match, go together
Usage
Wafe9 means to give one's consent. It is constructed with "3la": wafe9 3la el 5edma, "he accepted the job". The imperfective is ywaf9. With an object pronoun, ywaf9ek means "it suits you" or "it works for you". It is used, for example, for a schedule, a price or a piece of clothing. The word is also used for official approval, such as from an administration or from a parent for a marriage. The common opposite is rfodh, "to refuse". Not to be confused with twaffe9, "to succeed".
Example
بوها وافق على الخطبة.
bouha wafe9 3al 5otba.
“Her father agreed to the engagement.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “wafe9” but also “wefe9”, “wafek”, “wafeq” and “waf9”. 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 “wafe9” on the Arabic keyboard
In Moroccan Darija
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Moroccan Darija, where it means “to agree, to accept”; “to suit, to agree with”: wafe9 in Moroccan.