lmra لمرا

Tunisian Derja · noun

“lmra” (لمرا) is a noun in Tunisian Derja meaning the woman.

Meanings

1. the woman
2. the wife

Usage

Common spelling of el-mra, the definite form of mra (woman). The general meaning is "the woman": chkoun lmra hedhika? (who is that woman?). With a possessive, it means the wife: mratou (his wife), mrati (my wife). The plural is nsa or nsewin. The word is neutral and common. Depending on tone, however, it can sound a bit blunt; to be more polite, people prefer madame or el-7ajja for an older woman. Lmra is often written attached, without separating the article.

Example

How to write it in Latin letters

In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “lmra” but also “lemra”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.

Type “lmra” on the Arabic keyboard

In Moroccan Darija

Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Moroccan Darija, where it means “the woman”; “the wife”: lmra in Moroccan.

In Algerian Darja

Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Algerian Darja, where it means “the woman”; “the wife”: lmra in Algerian.