kra3 كراع
Tunisian Derja · noun
“kra3” (كراع) is a noun in Tunisian Derja meaning leg.
Meanings
- leg
- foot, animal's leg
Usage
Kra3 means the leg, and more broadly the lower limb down to the foot, in humans and animals alike. It is very often heard with a possessive: kra3i (my leg), kra3ou (his leg). The dual kar3in is used for both legs. The word appears in the proverb "kra3 el bhim 3omrou ma ywalli zokra": a beast's leg will never become a flute. It means you cannot change the nature of things or people. For an English speaker, note: kra3 often covers both "leg" and "foot".
Example
توجعني كراعي من الصباح.
touja3ni kra3i mel sbe7.
“My leg has been hurting since this morning.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “kra3” but also “kraa3”, “kra3i” and “kraa”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Digits stand in for Arabic letters that have no Latin equivalent: 3 is ayn (ع), a voiced sound from deep in the throat with no English equivalent.
Type “kra3” on the Arabic keyboard
In Algerian Darja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Algerian Darja, where it means “leg, foot”; “animal trotter (cooking)”: kra3 in Algerian.