“Low” in Tunisian Arabic

By Samar H. On May 18, 2023

In Tunisian Arabic, “Low” (in a spatial context, in the singular form) is written using the Latin script as:

(m) Wati

(f) Watia

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

واطي (m)

واطية (f)

In Tunisian Arabic, “Low” (in a spatial context, in the plural form) when describing people is written using the Latin script as:

Watyin

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

واطين

In Tunisian Arabic, “Low” (in a quantifiable context, in the singular form) is written using the Latin script as:

(m) Ne9es

(f) Ne9sa

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

ناقص (m)

ناقصة (f)

In Tunisian Arabic, “Low” (in a quantifiable context, in the plural form) when describing people is written using the Latin script as:

Ne9sin

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

ناقصين

“Is it hung too low?”

M3al9a watia barcha?

معلقة واطية بارشا؟

“It looks a bit too low.”

Todhor watia chwaya.

.تظهر واطية شوية

“The painting is a bit low on the wall.”

El rasma hedhi watia fel 7it.

.الرسمة هاذي واطية في الحيط

“We are low on sugar.”

E soker 3andna ne9es.

.السكر عندنا ناقص

“We are low on spoons.”

El m8aref 3andna ne9sin.

.المغارف عندنا ناقصين

“Low or high?”

Wati wala 3ali?

واطي ولا عالي؟