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Word entry · Arabic
Bukra.
/buk-ra/· adv. · Arabicexpression
"Tomorrow — technically. In practice, 'at some point'."

Literally tomorrow. Functionally, a flexible future: tomorrow, next week, eventually, or never, depending on tone and context.

Paired with inshallah it becomes 'bukra inshallah' — a phrase that can mean a genuine plan or a gentle, indefinite deferral. Learning to tell which is which is one of the real skills of living here.