mora مورا
Algerian Darja · preposition
“mora” (مورا) is a preposition in Algerian Darja meaning behind (in space).
Meanings
- behind (in space)
- after (in time)
- apart from, besides
Usage
Mora is a very common preposition in darja. It is used first for space: mora el bab, "behind the door". It is also used for time, meaning "after": mora l'3id, "after Eid", mora l'ftour, "after the meal". With suffix pronouns, one says morah (behind him), moraha, morana. The expression men mora means "from behind" or "afterwards". For an English speaker, the main pitfall is the temporal sense. It is as common as the spatial sense, whereas Standard Arabic would use a different word.
Example
الطوموبيل راهي مورا الدار
ttomobil rahi mora ddar
“The car is behind the house.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “mora” but also “moura”, “morra”, “mourra” and “mor”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Type “mora” on the Arabic keyboard
In Moroccan Darija
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Moroccan Darija, where it means “behind (in space)”; “after (in time)”: mora in Moroccan.