borma برمة
Algerian Darja · noun
“borma” (برمة) is a noun in Algerian Darja meaning pot, large saucepan.
Meanings
- pot, large saucepan
- potful, dish cooked in a pot
Usage
Borma means the cooking pot, the large vessel in which sauce, chorba or pasta is cooked. It is an everyday kitchen word, neutral and very widespread. By extension, it also means the contents: a borma of makaroun is a pot full of pasta. For example, you say ṭiyyeb fi borma (to cook in a pot). The diminutive brima applies to a small saucepan. Do not confuse it with the pressure cooker, commonly called cocotte.
Example
حطي البرمة على النار.
ḥoṭṭi lborma 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 “borma” but also “bourma”, “berma” and “barma”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.