wra ورا
Tunisian Derja · preposition
“wra” (ورا) is a preposition in Tunisian Derja meaning behind (in space).
Meanings
- behind (in space)
- after, following
- in someone's absence
Usage
Wra means "behind", in both the spatial and the figurative sense. It takes pronoun suffixes: "wraya" (behind me), "wrak" (behind you), "wrah" (behind him). "Jra wra" means to run after someone or something, including in the sense of pursuing a goal. "7ka wra edh-dhhar" means to speak ill of someone behind their back. Used alone as an adverb, "wra" means "behind" or "at the back". The register is neutral and very common.
Example
الكرهبة ورا الدار.
el karhba wra ed-dar.
“The car is behind the house.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “wra” but also “wara”, “ouara”, “woura” and “oura”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Its Arabic spelling is not fixed either: you will find ورا and ورى, all the same word.
Type “wra” on the Arabic keyboard
In Moroccan Darija
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Moroccan Darija, where it means “behind (in space)”; “after, following”: wra in Moroccan.
In Algerian Darja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Algerian Darja, where it means “behind (in space)”; “after (wra ma: after)”: wra in Algerian.