mor مور
Algerian Darja · preposition
“mor” (مور) is a preposition in Algerian Darja meaning after (in time).
Meanings
- after (in time)
- behind
Usage
Mor mainly means "after" in time: mor lbac ("after the baccalaureate"), mor ma… ("after…"), followed by a verb: mor ma sma3 ("after hearing"). The meaning "behind" also exists, but it is less frequent. Mor is regional: many Algerians say ba3d or mba3d instead, and lor or mora for "behind". It takes suffixed pronouns: morah ("after him"). It should not be confused with other words with the same Arabic spelling. The register is everyday and informal.
Example
نجيك مور الصلاة
njik mor salat
“I'll come by after the prayer.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “mor” but also “mour”, “mur”, “morr” and “mewwar”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Type “mor” on the Arabic keyboard
In Moroccan Darija
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Moroccan Darija, where it means “after (in time)”; “behind”: mor in Moroccan.