briya برية
Moroccan Darija · noun
“briya” (برية) is a noun in Moroccan Darija meaning letter, mail.
Meanings
- letter, mail
- message, written note
Usage
Briya is the common word for a letter sent to someone. Typical constructions are ktb briya ("to write a letter"), sifet briya ("to send a letter") and jatni briya ("I received a letter"). By extension, it can mean a short written note or a message. The plural is briyat. Note: in Arabic, the same spelling can be read as bariya, a Standard Arabic feminine adjective meaning "wild" (hayawanat bariya, "wild animals"). That sense belongs to the written or media register and has no connection with briya.
Example
أنكتبو ليه شي برية
anktbo lih chi briya
“We'll write him a letter.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “briya” but also “bria”, “brya” and “brayya”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.