fatra فترة
Tunisian Derja · noun
“fatra” (فترة) is a noun in Tunisian Derja meaning period, length of time.
Meanings
- period, length of time
- time slot, moment
Usage
Fatra refers to a span of time: a period, an era or a moment. It is often combined with a demonstrative or an adjective: el fatra hedhi ("these days"), fatra twila ("a long time"). It is also used for a slot in the organization of a day, as in fatra sbe7iya ("morning session"). The word is neutral and is used both in speech and in the media. Remember that min fatra means "a while ago."
Example
الفترة هذي برشا خدمة
el fatra hedhi barcha 5edma
“These days there's a lot of work.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “fatra” but also “fetra” and “fatraa”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Type “fatra” on the Arabic keyboard
In Moroccan Darija
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Moroccan Darija, where it means “period, span of time”; “difficult time, rough patch”: ftra in Moroccan.
In Algerian Darja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Algerian Darja, where it means “period, time”; “a while”: fatra in Algerian.