“Metal” in Tunisian Arabic

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

7did

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

حديد

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Examples in sentences or statements

 
“Most metal is silver.”

Aghlabiyet l 7did lounou silver.

.أغلبية الحديد لونو سيلفر

 
“That’s a lot of metal.”

Barcha 7did hedha.

.برشة حديد هاذا

 
“What kind of metal is that?”

Chnou naw3iyet l 7did hedha?

شنو نوعية الحديد هاذا؟

 
“That factory makes metal.”

Heka l ma3mel yesna3 l 7did.

.هاكا المعمل يصنع الحديد

 
“We need to buy some metal for the construction project.”

Lezemna nechriw l 7did lel projet mte3 l bany.

.لازمنا نشريو الحديد للبروجي متاع البني

In other Mediterranean languages and dialects

“Metal” in Lebanese Arabic