ghira غيرة
Moroccan Darija · noun
“ghira” (غيرة) is a noun in Moroccan Darija meaning jealousy (romantic or toward others).
Meanings
- jealousy (romantic or toward others)
- protective pride, sense of honour
Usage
The word ghira primarily means jealousy in a couple or between close people. You say fih ghira or fiha ghira ("he/she is jealous"), or kaybghir 3liha ("he is jealous about her"). It can also express a protective attachment to the honour of the family or the country: 3ndu ghira 3la bladu. This sense is often valued positively, so ghira is not always negative. For envy or covetousness of other people's possessions, hsad is used instead.
Example
فيها غيرة كبيرة
fiha ghira kbira
“She is very jealous.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “ghira” but also “ghyra”, “ghayra” and “rira”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Type “ghira” on the Arabic keyboard
In Algerian Darja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Algerian Darja, where it means “jealousy, envy”; “romantic jealousy”: ghira in Algerian.
In Tunisian Derja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Tunisian Derja, where it means “jealousy (romantic or envious)”; “protective devotion, sense of honour”: ghira in Tunisian.