wra ورا
Algerian Darja · preposition
“wra” (ورا) is a preposition in Algerian Darja meaning behind (in space).
Meanings
- behind (in space)
- after (wra ma: after)
- behind (responsible for)
Usage
Wra is the usual preposition for "behind": wra l-bab (behind the door). It takes pronoun suffixes: wrak (behind you), wrah (behind him). In the temporal sense, wra ma introduces a clause: wra ma kla (after he ate). It is also used figuratively for the instigator of an action: chkoun kan wra had chi? (who is behind this?). Not to be confused with mor, which is rarer in some regions, or with qoddam (in front), its opposite. The pronunciation is short, with no vowel after the w.
Example
حط الصاك ورا الباب
hatt sak wra l-bab
“Put the bag behind the door.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “wra” but also “wara”, “ouara”, “wraa” and “oura”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Type “wra” 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, following”: wra in Moroccan.
In Tunisian Derja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Tunisian Derja, where it means “behind (in space)”; “after, following”: wra in Tunisian.