berrad براد
Algerian Darja · noun
“berrad” (براد) is a noun in Algerian Darja meaning teapot.
Meanings
- teapot
Usage
Berrad refers to the teapot, often silver-plated metal, in which mint tea is prepared and served. People say berrad ta3 atay, "a teapot of tea", or dir berrad, "make a pot of tea", which amounts to offering tea to guests. The plural is brared. The word is common in a domestic, convivial register, notably in the West and the South. Note that in other Arabic dialects, berrad can mean a refrigerator. In Algeria, frigo or thellaja is used instead for that appliance.
Example
دير براد تاي للضياف
dir berrad atay le dhyaf
“Make a pot of tea for the guests.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “berrad” but also “brad”, “berad”, “barrad” and “berrâd”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Type “berrad” on the Arabic keyboard
In Moroccan Darija
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Moroccan Darija, where it means “teapot”; “pot of tea (contents)”: brad in Moroccan.
In Tunisian Derja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Tunisian Derja, where it means “teapot”; “a pot of tea (quantity)”: brad in Tunisian.