“Over” (above) in Tunisian Arabic

In Tunisian Arabic, “Over” (the adjective, as in something being above) is written using the Latin script as:

Fou9

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

فوق

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Examples in sentences or statements

 
“The village is over that hill.”

El 9arya fou9 el hadhba adhika.

.القرية فوق الهضبة أذيكا

 
“I’m going to go over the fence.”

Bech nemchi fou9 el barrière.

.بش نمشي فوق البريار

 
“What does the cloud over your head look like?”

Lchnowa el ghima eli fou9 rasek tchabah?

لشنوَة الغيمة الي فوق راسك تشبه؟

 
“Look! A kite is flying over our heads.”

Oghzer! Tayara bel awra9 9a3da tir fou9 ryousna.

.أخزر! طيارة بالأوراق قاعدة طير فوق ريوسنا

 
“The plane flew over the ocean.”

El taya taret fou9 el mou7it.

.الطيارة طارت فوق المحيط

 

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