mor مور
Moroccan Darija · preposition
“mor” (مور) is a preposition in Moroccan Darija meaning after (in time).
Meanings
- after (in time)
- behind
Usage
Mor is the short form of mora and works exactly like it. In the temporal sense it means "after": "mor l-ftour" means "after the meal that breaks the fast". In the spatial sense it means "behind": "men mor l-bab" means "from behind the door". It takes suffixed pronouns, as in morak (behind you) or morah (after him). The choice between mor and mora depends mostly on the rhythm of the sentence and the speaker's habits. In online writing, one often finds mour or more.
Example
داك سيروب كديريه مور دوش
dak sirop kadirih mur doch
“That syrup, you take it after the shower.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “mor” but also “mour”, “more”, “moor” and “mur”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Type “mor” on the Arabic keyboard
In Algerian Darja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Algerian Darja, where it means “after (in time)”; “behind”: mor in Algerian.