“Butter” in Tunisian Arabic

In Tunisian Arabic, “Butter” is written using the Latin script as:

Zebda

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

زبدة

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Examples in sentences or statements

 
“Can you please pass the butter?”

Tmedli e zebda 3aychek?

تمدلي الزبدة عيشك؟

 
“No butter on the toast.”

Mat7otech zebda 3al toast.

.متحطش زبدة على التوست

 
“I’ll put butter on the toast.”

Taw n7ot zebda 3al toast.

.تو نحط زبدة على التوست

 
“I typically don’t eat my meals with butter.

Fel 3ada ma nekelch mekelti bel zebda.

.في العادة ما ناكلش ماكلتي بالزبدة

“This is good tasting butter.”

Hedhi zebda mat3amha bnin.

.هاذي زبدة مطعمها بنين

In other Mediterranean languages and dialects

“Butter” in Lebanese Arabic