berma البرمة
Algerian Darja · noun
“berma” (البرمة) is a noun in Algerian Darja meaning cooking pot.
Meanings
- cooking pot
- clay pot
Usage
"Berma" (plural "bram") refers to the pot in which dishes are cooked or water is boiled. The word is very much alive in Algeria, especially in the East, for example in Sétif or Constantine. It can refer to a metal container or to a traditional clay pot. It is mostly used with the article: "el berma". A typical construction is "7ott el berma 3la nnar", that is, "put the pot on the fire". The word is feminine, as seen in adjective agreement: "berma kbira", a big pot.
Example
حطّي البرمة على النار
7otti el berma 3la nnar
“Put the pot on the fire.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “berma” but also “borma”, “burma” and “bourma”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.