yajoura ياجورة
Moroccan Darija · noun
“yajoura” (ياجورة) is a noun in Moroccan Darija meaning a brick.
Meanings
- a brick
Usage
Yajoura is the unit noun derived from the collective yajour: it means a single brick. It is used whenever one counts or speaks of a specific piece: wa7ed lyajoura, jouj yajourat. The plural yajourat is used when counting; for the material in general, one goes back to the collective yajour. The word belongs to building vocabulary, but it is also heard away from building sites, for example to talk about a brick used as a wedge or an improvised seat. The gender is feminine.
Example
طاحت ياجورة من فوق السطح
ta7et yajoura men fouq sste7
“A brick fell off the roof.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “yajoura” but also “yajora”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.