mrarka مراركة
Algerian Darja · noun
“mrarka” (مراركة) is a noun in Algerian Darja meaning the Moroccans.
Meanings
- the Moroccans
Usage
Mrarka is the informal plural for Moroccans. The singular is marroki, feminine marrokiya, and Morocco is el marrok. The word is very common in speech and online. It is neutral in itself, but the tone can make it mocking, especially in quarrels between internet users from the two countries over food, music or football. For a more neutral or more formal register, you also hear el-maghariba.
Example
جيرانا مراركة، ناس ملاح.
jirana mrarka, nas mla7.
“Our neighbors are Moroccans, they're good people.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “mrarka” but also “mraraka” and “mraarka”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.