kra كرا
Moroccan Darija · noun
“kra” (كرا) is a noun in Moroccan Darija meaning rent.
Meanings
- rent
- renting, hiring
Usage
Kra means rent, that is, the sum paid for a home, a premises or a vehicle: khlles lkra (pay the rent), lkra ghali (the rent is expensive). It also means the rental itself: dar dyal lkra (a house for rent), saken b lkra (he lives in a rented place). The verb kra / ykri means to rent, in both senses: to let out or to rent from someone. Context tells them apart. The tenant is called lmkri. It is a very common word, found in all classified ads.
Example
كيبدا كرا من 1000ضه
kybda kra m'en 1000dh
“Rent starts at 1000 dirhams.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “kra” but also “kraa” and “kra2”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Digits stand in for Arabic letters that have no Latin equivalent: 2 is hamza (ء), a glottal stop.
Type “kra” on the Arabic keyboard
In Tunisian Derja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Tunisian Derja, where it means “rent”; “renting, hire”: kra in Tunisian.