“Majority” in Tunisian Arabic

In Tunisian Arabic, “Majority” (the adjective, in the singular form) is written using the Latin script as:

(m) Laghlab

(f) Laghlabia

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

الأغلب (m)

الأغلبية (f)

In Tunisian Arabic, “Majority” (the adjective, in the plural form) is written using the Latin script as:

Laghlabia

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

الأغلبية

Listen to these three words pronounced (audio)

 

Examples in sentences or statements

 
“The majority of students at this university come from this area.”

Aghlb toleb f fac jew m zone hethi.

.أغلب الطلاب من فاك جاو م زون هاذي

 
“This cafe is busy the majority of time.”

L9ahwa hathi m3ebia barcha aghlabiet lwa9t.

.القهوة هاذي معبية برشا أغلبية الوقت

 
“The majority of people drive in this lane.”

Aghlab enes ysou9ou f ligne hetha.

.أغلب الناس يسوقوا في ليني هذا

 
“How many votes are needed to reach a majority?”
 
(Editor’s note: In the above statement, the word Mostly is used as a noun.)
 
9adech m vote lezmin bch tousl l aghlabiya?

قداش من ڢوت لازمين بش توصل إلى الأغلبية؟

 
“The majority of the time we rent residences when we travel.”

Aghlabiyet lwa9t nekriw 3imarat k nsefrou.

.أغلبية الوقت نكريوا عمارات كي نجيو مسافرين