fekra فكرة
Algerian Darja · noun
“fekra” (فكرة) is a noun in Algerian Darja meaning idea.
Meanings
- idea
- notion, clue
Usage
Fekra is the usual word for "idea". It is shared by darja and standard Arabic, but in Algeria it is generally pronounced fekra. It is used in phrases like 3andi fekra ("I have an idea") or fekra mlii7a ("good idea"). The expression ma 3andi 7atta fekra means "I have no idea". The plural is afkar. In conversation, the word often alternates with the French "idée", which many Algerians use as is. It is a feminine noun, and adjectives agree with it: fekra zina, "a nice idea".
Example
عندي فكرة، نروحو للبحر غدوة.
3andi fekra, nro7o lel b7ar ghodwa.
“I have an idea: let's go to the sea tomorrow.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “fekra” but also “fikra”, “fakra” and “fkra”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Type “fekra” on the Arabic keyboard
In Moroccan Darija
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Moroccan Darija, where it means “idea”; “notion, clue”: fikra in Moroccan.
In Tunisian Derja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Tunisian Derja, where it means “idea”; “notion, inkling of something”: fekra in Tunisian.