kori كوري
Moroccan Darija · adjective
“kori” (كوري) is an adjective in Moroccan Darija meaning Korean (from Korea).
Meanings
- Korean (from Korea)
- a Korean person
Usage
Kori is the nationality adjective formed from Kouria (Korea). It agrees like other adjectives in -i: koriya in the feminine, koriyin in the plural. It is also used as a noun: "wa7d lkori" (a Korean). It is common among young people when talking about Korean series, music and products: "mosalsalat koriya" (Korean series). As an attributive adjective, it follows the noun and takes the article if the noun is definite: "sa7bi lkori" (my Korean friend).
Example
هادا هو صاحبي ل كوري
hada houwa sa7bi l kuri
“This is my Korean friend.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “kori” but also “kouri”, “kuri” and “korie”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.