zaffa زفة

Tunisian Derja · noun

“zaffa” (زفة) is a noun in Tunisian Derja meaning wedding procession with music.

Meanings

1. wedding procession with music
2. noisy party, festive parade

Usage

The zaffa is the procession accompanying the newlyweds, especially the bride, with music, drums and ululations. It is also used for any noisy, festive atmosphere. The word appears in a well-known fixed expression, kif litrach fi zaffa ("like a deaf person in a procession"): said of someone who witnesses something without understanding it or without being concerned. Common register. Note that it does not refer to the whole ceremony but to the festive parade.

Example

How to write it in Latin letters

In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “zaffa” but also “zafa”, “zeffa” and “zaffaa”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.

Type “zaffa” on the Arabic keyboard