kora كورة
Moroccan Darija · noun
“kora” (كورة) is a noun in Moroccan Darija meaning football (the sport).
Meanings
- football (the sport)
- ball
Usage
Kora is the most common word for both football and the ball. In “nl3eb kora” (to play football), it refers to the sport and is used without the article. With the article, lkora, it often means a specific ball: “jib lkora” (bring the ball). It is also used to talk about football in general: matches, teams, sports news. You also hear lfout, borrowed from French, but kora remains more natural. For a small tennis or play ball, kora is also used. The plural is kowar or korat.
Example
بغيت نلعب كورة
bghit nl3eb kora
“I want to play football.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “kora” but also “koura”, “kôra” and “kowra”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Type “kora” on the Arabic keyboard
In Tunisian Derja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Tunisian Derja, where it means “ball”; “football (soccer)”: koura in Tunisian.