mreya مراية
Tunisian Derja · noun
“mreya” (مراية) is a noun in Tunisian Derja meaning mirror.
Meanings
- mirror
- rear-view mirror (informal)
Usage
Mreya is the everyday word for "mirror". It is pronounced with a long, open e: mrèya. The plural is mrayet. You look at yourself in it (tchouf rou7ek fel mreya), hang it on the wall, or look for one in a bag (3andek mreya ?). In a car, people also say mreya for the rear-view mirror, alongside the French "rétro". Figuratively, putting yourself "in front of the mirror" means examining your conscience. The word is feminine: mreya kbira, mreya mkassra.
Example
اقفوا قدّام المرايا و لمّوا رواحكم انتوما ,
e9fou 9ouddem limreye ou loumou rwe7kom intouma ,
“Stand in front of the mirror and pull yourselves together, you lot.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “mreya” but also “mraya”, “mrèya” and “mreyya”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Type “mreya” on the Arabic keyboard
In Moroccan Darija
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Moroccan Darija, where it means “mirror, looking glass”; “rear-view mirror”: mraya in Moroccan.