jra جرى

Tunisian Derja · verb

“jra” (جرى) is a verb in Tunisian Derja meaning to run.

Meanings

1. to run
2. to happen, take place
3. to chase, run after someone

Usage

Jra (imperfective yéjri) is the common verb for "to run": yéjri koll sbe7 (he runs every morning). With wra (behind), it means "to run after", literally and figuratively: yéjri wra l-flous (he runs after money). It also has the sense of "to happen". The question chnoua jra? ("what happened?") is very common. Context is generally enough to tell the two senses apart. The imperative is ajri ("run!"). This verb should not be confused with jrat, which is its feminine past form ("she ran, it happened").

Example

How to write it in Latin letters

In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “jra” but also “jre”, “jara”, “jrà”, “jré” and “jrè”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.

Its Arabic spelling is not fixed either: you will find جرى and جرا, all the same word.

Type “jra” on the Arabic keyboard

In Moroccan Darija

The same word also exists in Moroccan Darija, written جرا, where it means “to run”; “to chase away, kick out”: jra in Moroccan.