9arar قرار
Moroccan Darija · noun
“9arar” (قرار) is a noun in Moroccan Darija meaning decision.
Meanings
- decision
- official decision, ruling
Usage
Qarar (often written 9arar) is a word of standard Arabic origin, very common in darija. It refers equally to a personal decision or to an official measure taken by the government or an administration. It is used with the verb khda (to take): "khdit qarar" (I made a decision). Its plural is qararat. In everyday speech you also hear the verb qerrer (to decide): "qerrert nmchi" (I decided to leave). The word is neutral and is used in all registers, from casual conversation to television news.
Example
كنفكر هتا خديت قرار
kanfkr hta khdit 9arar
“I kept thinking until I made a decision.”
Forms
| plural | 9ararat |
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Forms as recorded in DODa, in its spelling.
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “9arar” but also “qarar” and “karar”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Digits stand in for Arabic letters that have no Latin equivalent: 9 is qaf (ق), a k pronounced at the back of the throat.
Type “9arar” on the Arabic keyboard
In Tunisian Derja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Tunisian Derja, where it means “decision”; “official ruling”: 9arar in Tunisian.