sor3a سرعة
Algerian Darja · noun
“sor3a” (سرعة) is a noun in Algerian Darja meaning speed, quickness.
Meanings
- speed, quickness
- haste
Usage
Sor3a means speed in the general sense, and quickness. It often appears in the phrase "b sor3a" (fast, quickly) and in slightly more formal or technical contexts. For the speed of a car, everyday speech often prefers "vitesse", borrowed from French: "kan rayeh b vitesse". Sor3a is understood by everyone. It is more common in writing, in the media and at school. The noun is feminine.
Example
نقّص من السرعة، الطريق خطيرة
neqqes men sor3a, triq khatira
“Slow down, the road is dangerous.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “sor3a” but also “sour3a”, “sur3a” and “sora3a”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Digits stand in for Arabic letters that have no Latin equivalent: 3 is ayn (ع), a voiced sound from deep in the throat with no English equivalent.
Type “sor3a” on the Arabic keyboard
In Moroccan Darija
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Moroccan Darija, where it means “speed”; “quickness, haste”: sor3a in Moroccan.
In Tunisian Derja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Tunisian Derja, where it means “speed”; “quickness, haste”: sor3a in Tunisian.