mraya مراية
Moroccan Darija · noun
“mraya” (مراية) is a noun in Moroccan Darija meaning mirror, looking glass.
Meanings
- mirror, looking glass
- rear-view mirror
Usage
Mraya is the usual word for a mirror, whether hung on a wall, pocket-sized or in a bathroom. It is feminine: one says "mraya kbira" (a big mirror) and, with the article, "lmraya". The usual plural is mrayat. You look at yourself "f lmraya" (in the mirror), with the preposition f. In a car context, lmraya can also mean the rear-view mirror, although many people use the French word. It is also found figuratively, as in English: something that reflects a reality. Online, the spellings mraya and meraya are the most common.
Example
علاش مابغيتيش تشري مراية
3lach mabghitich tchri mraya
“Why don't you want to buy a mirror?”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “mraya” but also “meraya” and “maraya”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Type “mraya” on the Arabic keyboard
In Tunisian Derja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Tunisian Derja, where it means “mirror”; “rear-view mirror (informal)”: mreya in Tunisian.