berra برا
Moroccan Darija · adverb
“berra” (برا) is an adverb in Moroccan Darija meaning outside, out.
Meanings
- outside, out
- abroad
- get out! (order to leave)
Usage
Berra is the common adverb for "outside". It is used after verbs of motion, as in khrej berra ("go out"), or of location, as in kan berra ("he was outside"). With f, the expression f berra commonly means "abroad": khdam f berra ("he worked abroad"). This is an important notion for the diaspora, often called nas berra. Used alone and in a curt tone, berra! is an order to leave, and quite abrupt. Its opposite is dakhel ("inside"). In arabizi, the doubled consonant is not always written: bra and berra are the same word.
Example
راني كنت برا
rani knt berra
“I was outside.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “berra” but also “bra”, “brra”, “bera” and “barra”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Type “berra” on the Arabic keyboard
In Algerian Darja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Algerian Darja, where it means “outside, exterior”; “abroad”: barra in Algerian.
In Tunisian Derja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Tunisian Derja, where it means “outside”; “come on, go ahead”: barra in Tunisian.