chehria شهرية
Moroccan Darija · noun
“chehria” (شهرية) is a noun in Moroccan Darija meaning monthly salary.
Meanings
- monthly salary
- monthly payment
Usage
Chehriya refers to the salary paid each month, derived from chher (month). It is the usual word in Morocco for one's pay, in a neutral, colloquial register. It is used with verbs like "khlles" (to pay) or "khda" (to receive): "khdit chehriya" (I got my pay). It can also mean a sum paid monthly, for example to a domestic worker or for lessons. Note that the word is feminine and is often used with a possessive: "chehriti" (my salary).
Example
الشهرية ديالي ما كتكفينيش
chehriya dyali ma katkfinich
“My salary isn't enough for me.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “chehria” but also “ch8ria”, “chahria” and “cha8ria”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Digits stand in for Arabic letters that have no Latin equivalent: 8 is light ha (ه) or ghayn (غ), depending on the writer.
Type “chehria” on the Arabic keyboard
In Algerian Darja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Algerian Darja, where it means “monthly salary, pay”; “monthly payment”: chahriya in Algerian.
In Tunisian Derja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Tunisian Derja, where it means “monthly salary”; “monthly payment”: chahriya in Tunisian.