mora مورا
Moroccan Darija · preposition
“mora” (مورا) is a preposition in Moroccan Darija meaning behind (in space).
Meanings
- behind (in space)
- after (in time)
Usage
Mora is one of the most frequent prepositions in darija. It means both "behind" for space, as in "mora d-dar" (behind the house), and "after" for time, as in "mora l-3id" (after the festival). It combines with suffixed pronouns: morak, morah, morana. The phrase "mn mora" means "afterwards" or "from behind". "Mora ma" introduces a clause: "mora ma jit" means "after I came". The short form mor is equivalent.
Example
لكتاب راه مورا طبلا
lktab rah mora Tbla
“The book is behind the table.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “mora” but also “moura”, “morra”, “mourra” and “moraa”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Type “mora” on the Arabic keyboard
In Algerian Darja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Algerian Darja, where it means “behind (in space)”; “after (in time)”: mora in Algerian.