barka بركا
Tunisian Derja · adverb
“barka” (بركا) is an adverb in Tunisian Derja meaning only, just.
Meanings
- only, just
- enough, stop
Usage
Barka is one of the most frequent words in derja. Placed after the word it restricts, it means "only": "dqi9a barka" (just a minute), "wa7ed barka" (just one). Used alone or at the start of a sentence, it means "enough!": "barka, ma7chamtech?" (that's enough, aren't you ashamed?). You also hear "barka mel…" in the sense of "stop…". On social media, the spelling "barca" is common. It should not be confused with the football club. Barka has no connection with "baraka" (blessing). Context easily distinguishes the two meanings of barka.
Example
في تونس بركا تلقى \" مهبول \" يحكي فال الواقع
Fi tounes Barka Tel9a \" Mahboul \" ya7ki fel lwe9a3
“Only in Tunisia will you find a "madman" who tells it like it is.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “barka” but also “barca”, “berka” and “bark”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Type “barka” on the Arabic keyboard
In Algerian Darja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Algerian Darja, where it means “enough, that's enough”; “stop (doing something)”: barka in Algerian.