bekri بكري

Algerian Darja · adverb

“bekri” (بكري) is an adverb in Algerian Darja meaning in the past, before, long ago.

Meanings

1. in the past, before, long ago
2. men bekri: for a long time
3. early

Usage

In Algeria, bekri refers first of all to the past: "bekri kanet lhaja rkhissa", in the past, life was cheap. It is often used with a nostalgic nuance, for example in "bekri ki konna sghar" (back when we were little). The phrase "men bekri" means "for a long time" or "always". The sense "early" also exists, but it is less central. For "early in the morning", people say "bekri" in some regions or "f sbah bekri". The word is very common, with a neutral, informal register.

Example

How to write it in Latin letters

In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “bekri” but also “bakri”, “bekry” and “bkri”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.

Type “bekri” on the Arabic keyboard

In Moroccan Darija

Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Moroccan Darija, where it means “early, in good time”; “formerly, in the past”: bekri in Moroccan.

In Tunisian Derja

Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Tunisian Derja, where it means “early, in good time”; “formerly, in the old days”: bekri in Tunisian.