fewwara فوارة
Algerian Darja · noun
“fewwara” (فوارة) is a noun in Algerian Darja meaning fountain, water jet.
Meanings
- fountain, water jet
- gushing spring
Usage
Fewwara refers to the ornamental fountain of public squares, gardens or courtyards, the kind from which water spurts. The word is part of everyday language, and many towns have their fewwara, often a landmark for arranging to meet. The plural is fewwarat. Do not confuse it with 3in, the natural spring or the fountain where people draw water, nor with robini, the tap. Fewwara is closer to the decorative "water jet" than to the village fountain.
Example
نتلاقاو حدا الفوارة تاع البلاصة.
netla9aw hda lfewwara ta3 lplasa.
“We'll meet next to the fountain in the square.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “fewwara” but also “fouwara”, “fawara”, “fwara” and “fewara”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.