charika شركة
Moroccan Darija · noun
“charika” (شركة) is a noun in Moroccan Darija meaning company, firm.
Meanings
- company, firm
- partnership, association
Usage
Charika is the usual word for a company or firm: "khddam f charika" (he works at a company). The more colloquial pronunciation chrika also means a partnership between two people: "dkhel m3aya chrika" (go into partnership with me). The plural is charikat. In speech, many people also use the French word "société". The register is neutral, and the word is used in the professional world as well as in everyday conversation.
Example
أش كادير ف شركة
ach kadir f charika
“What are you doing at the company?”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “charika” but also “chrika”, “charikat”, “sharika” and “xarika”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Type “charika” on the Arabic keyboard
In Algerian Darja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Algerian Darja, where it means “company, firm”; “company (insurance, transport)”: charika in Algerian.
In Tunisian Derja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Tunisian Derja, where it means “company, business”; “company (insurance, airline)”: charika in Tunisian.