“Desert”, “Deserts” in Tunisian Arabic

In Tunisian Arabic, “Desert” (the noun) is written using the Latin script as:

Sa7ra

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

صحراء

In Tunisian Arabic, “Deserts” (the noun) is written using the Latin script as:

S7ari

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

صحاري

Listen to these two words pronounced (audio)

 

Examples in sentences or statements

 
“In Tunisia, people like camping in the desert in the wintertime.”

Fi Tounes, la3bed y7ebou l ycampiw f sa7ra f chta.

.في تونس، العباد يحبّو يكمبيو في الصّحراء في الشتاء

 
“What is this desert called?”

Chesemha ha sa7ra?

شسّمها ها الصّحراء؟

 
“Have you been to a desert before?”

Mchyt l sa7ra 9bal?

مشيت للصّحراء قبل؟

 
“There are a few deserts in this country.”

Fama barcha s7ari fel bled hedhy.

.فمّة برشا صحاري في البلاد هاذي

 
“My family is from a village near the desert.”

3ayelti men 9arya ba7dha e sa7ra.

.عايلتي من قرية بحذا الصّحراء

 

In other Mediterranean languages and dialects

“Desert”, “Deserts” in Turkish