wra ورا
Moroccan Darija · preposition
“wra” (ورا) is a preposition in Moroccan Darija meaning behind (in space).
Meanings
- behind (in space)
- after, following
- after, in pursuit of
Usage
Wra is the common preposition for "behind". It takes pronoun suffixes directly: wraya (behind me), wrak, wrah, wraha. Mn wra means "from behind" or "afterwards, after". Mn wra ma introduces a clause: "after". With a verb of motion, wra expresses pursuit, as in "jri wra" (to run after) or "sir wra" (to follow). Beware of the homograph werra, a verb with a doubled consonant meaning "to show". In written arabizi, the two are often confused, and only context tells them apart.
Example
سيري ورا الأهداف ديالك تا تهقيهم
siri wra l2ahdaf dyalk ta th9a9ihom
“Run after your goals until you achieve them.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “wra” but also “wera”, “oura” and “wara”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Type “wra” 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 (wra ma: after)”: wra in Algerian.
In Tunisian Derja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Tunisian Derja, where it means “behind (in space)”; “after, following”: wra in Tunisian.