charika شركة
Algerian Darja · noun
“charika” (شركة) is a noun in Algerian Darja meaning company, firm.
Meanings
- company, firm
- company (insurance, transport)
Usage
Charika refers to a company or firm, public or private. The word is common in writing and in speech, especially in administrative and media language. In conversation, many Algerians also say "la société" or "l'entreprise" in French. One hears charika tta3 tta2min for "insurance company". To say "I work in a company", one says nekhdem f charika. The plural is charikat. With the article, it is often pronounced ech-charika.
Example
نخدم في شركة خاصة
nekhdem f charika khassa
“I work at a private company.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “charika” but also “chrika”, “sharika” and “echarika”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Type “charika” on the Arabic keyboard
In Moroccan Darija
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Moroccan Darija, where it means “company, firm”; “partnership, association”: charika in Moroccan.
In Tunisian Derja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Tunisian Derja, where it means “company, business”; “company (insurance, airline)”: charika in Tunisian.