wfe وفى
Tunisian Derja · verb
“wfe” (وفى) is a verb in Tunisian Derja meaning to end, come to an end.
Meanings
- to end, come to an end
- to run out, be used up
- to be fulfilled (fate, deadline)
Usage
Wfé (imperfect youfa) is a very common intransitive verb: it is the thing that "finishes", not the person who finishes something. One says wfet el 7keya, "the story is over", or wféw les taxis, "there are no more taxis". In the negative, ma wfech means "it never ends". For a stock, money or bread, it means "there is none left". To say "to finish a job", kammel is used instead. The expression wfé el mektoub evokes the end set by fate, often in the sense of death.
Example
هكّا وفات طلّتنا على قرقنة و شدّينا ثنيتنا ال جربة !
hakka wfet talletna ala Kerkenah w chadina theneytna l Djerba !
“And so our visit to Kerkennah came to an end, and we took the road to Djerba!”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “wfe” but also “wfé”, “wfa”, “oufa” and “wfet”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.