ورا

Hijazi Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic وَرَاءَ (warāʔa).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /wara/

Preposition

وَرا • (wara)

  1. behind
    Antonym: قُدَّام (guddām, in front, opposite)
    حتلاقيه ورا البيتḥatlāgī wara al-bētyou will find it behind the house

Inflection

Inflection of ورا
base form ورا (wara)
Personal-pronoun including forms
singular plural
m f
1st person وَرايَ (warāya) ورانا (warāna)
2nd person وراك (warāk) وراكي (warāki) وراكم (warākum)
3rd person وراه (warā) وراها (warāha) وراهم (warāhum)

See also

Moroccan Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic وَرَاءَ (warāʔa).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /wraː/

Preposition

ورا • (wrā)

  1. behind
    Synonyms: مورا (mūrā), مور (mūr)
    Antonyms: قدام (quddām), قبالة (qbālt)

Inflection

Inflection of ورا
base form ورا (wrā)
Personal-pronoun including forms
singular plural
m f
1st person وراي (wrāy) ورانا (wrāna)
2nd person وراك (wrāk) وراك (wrāki) وراكم (wrākum)
3rd person وراه (wrāh) وراها (wrāha) وراهم (wrāhum)

South Levantine Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic وَرَاءَ (warāʔa).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /wa.ra/, [ˈwa.ra]
  • Audio (Jerusalem):(file)

Preposition

ورا • (wara)

  1. behind
    Antonym: قدّام (ʔuddām)

Inflection

Inflection of ورا
base form ورا (wara)
Personal-pronoun including forms
singular plural
m f
1st person وراي (warāy) ورانا (warāna)
2nd person وراك (warāk) وراك (warāki) وراكم (warākom)
3rd person وراه (warā) وراها (warāha) وراهم (warāhom)