dora دورة
Moroccan Darija · noun
“dora” (دورة) is a noun in Moroccan Darija meaning stroll, short outing.
Meanings
- stroll, short outing
- full round, circuit
- session, course (formal)
Usage
Dora first refers to a turn you take for a walk, on foot or by car. People often say dar dora or dreb chi dora, "to go for a stroll". The diminutive dwira, "a little stroll", is very common and gives a relaxed tone: nmchiw nderbo chi dwira. The word is also used for a full circuit around a place. In the media and in administration, dawra is used in the sense of "session" or "training course". This sense is more formal and closer to Standard Arabic.
Example
يالاه نمشيو ندربو شي دورة
yalah nmchiw nderbou chi dwira
“Come on, let's go for a little stroll.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “dora” but also “dawra”, “dwira”, “dorra” and “dewra”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Type “dora” on the Arabic keyboard
In Tunisian Derja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Tunisian Derja, where it means “tour, stroll, outing”; “turn, rotation, cycle”: doura in Tunisian.