bdarora بضّرورة
Moroccan Darija · adverb
“bdarora” (بضّرورة) is an adverb in Moroccan Darija meaning necessarily, inevitably.
Meanings
- necessarily, inevitably
- compulsorily, absolutely
Usage
BDDarora means "necessarily" or "compulsorily". It is used to stress an obligation or something unavoidable, for example "khassek tji bDDarora": "you absolutely have to come". In a negative sentence, it corresponds to "not necessarily": "machi bDDarora". It is a word of learned origin but common in speech, including in a casual register. The d is emphatic; in online writing it is often simply spelled "bdarora".
Example
خاصك تجي غدا بضّرورة
khassek tji ghedda bDDarora
“You absolutely have to come tomorrow.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “bdarora” but also “bddarora”, “bdaroura” and “bddaroura”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Type “bdarora” on the Arabic keyboard
In Tunisian Derja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Tunisian Derja, where it means “necessarily, of necessity”: bedharoura in Tunisian.