war9a ورقة
Tunisian Derja · noun
“war9a” (ورقة) is a noun in Tunisian Derja meaning sheet of paper.
Meanings
- sheet of paper
- document, official paper
- banknote; leaf (of a plant)
Usage
War9a (plural wra9) means a sheet of paper. In the plural, wra9 often refers to administrative papers: wra9 el karhba (the car's papers). The word also means a banknote and the leaf of a tree or plant. It appears in the names of culinary preparations: brik pastry is called war9a or malsouka, and ka3k war9a is a traditional cake. Context tells you which meaning is intended.
Example
عطيني ورقة وستيلو.
a3tini war9a w stylo.
“Give me a sheet of paper and a pen.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “war9a” but also “warqa”, “war9aa”, “wara9a” and “warka”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Digits stand in for Arabic letters that have no Latin equivalent: 9 is qaf (ق), a k pronounced at the back of the throat.
Type “war9a” on the Arabic keyboard
In Moroccan Darija
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Moroccan Darija, where it means “sheet of paper”; “document, official paper”: wer9a in Moroccan.
In Algerian Darja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Algerian Darja, where it means “sheet of paper”; “leaf of a tree”: werqa in Algerian.