wra9 ورق
Tunisian Derja · noun
“wra9” (ورق) is a noun in Tunisian Derja meaning paper.
Meanings
- paper
- leaves (of a tree, plant)
- papers, official documents
Usage
Wra9 is a collective noun meaning paper in general: wra9 kitba (writing paper), wra9 ta7fif (wrapping paper), wra9 sabboura (course sheets). For a single sheet, one says wra9a. The word also means the leaves of a plant or tree. In the plural or in an administrative context, l'wra9 refers to papers, the documents one has to provide: jib wra9ek ("bring your papers"). It can also mean playing cards, but karta is more common. The register is everyday.
Example
عندكشي ورق نكتب فيه؟
3andekchi wra9 nekteb fih?
“Do you have any paper I can write on?”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “wra9” but also “war9”, “wara9”, “wrak” and “wraq”. 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.