sejra صجرة
Algerian Darja · noun
“sejra” (صجرة) is a noun in Algerian Darja meaning tree.
Meanings
- tree
Usage
Sejra (or sajra) is the common Algerian form of "tree". The ch of Standard Arabic (chajara) becomes s here, and the word is written both سجرة and صجرة. The plural is sjer or sjour. The word covers any tree, fruit-bearing or not: sejra ta3 zitoun, "an olive tree", sejra ta3 tchina, "an orange tree". It also appears in figurative expressions about family and origins. In more careful speech or in writing, some speakers go back to chejra, which is closer to the standard form.
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “sejra” but also “sajra”, “sadjra” and “sedjra”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.