ktra كترة

Moroccan Darija · noun

“ktra” (كترة) is a noun in Moroccan Darija meaning excess, too much of something.

Meanings

1. excess, too much of something
2. abundance, large quantity

Usage

Ktra (often ktrat before a complement) denotes a large quantity, most often an excess of something. It is almost always used in a construct (annexation) phrase: ktrat lhadra (too much talk), ktrat lmakla (too much eating), ktrat nnas (the crowd). The nuance is often negative, suggesting reproach or weariness: what is in excess is a nuisance. The word is common in everyday speech at all registers. For an English speaker, the difficulty is the bound form ktrat, where the final t is pronounced before the noun that follows.

Example

How to write it in Latin letters

In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “ktra” but also “ktrat”, “kotra”, “katra” and “ktera”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.

Type “ktra” on the Arabic keyboard