dri دري
Moroccan Darija · noun
“dri” (دري) is a noun in Moroccan Darija meaning boy, child.
Meanings
- boy, child
- young man, guy
Usage
Derri means a boy or a male child. By extension, it also means a young man, like "guy" in English. Its feminine is derriya, and its plural drari, very frequent, means "children" or "young people", depending on context. Among friends, drari is also used to mean "the guys, the gang". The word belongs to the everyday, familiar register, with no pejorative connotation. For a toddler, derri sghir is often said. In a more formal register, weld (son, boy) may be preferred.
Example
دي معاك هاد دري
di m3ak had dri
“Take this boy with you.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “dri” but also “derri” and “drri”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.