“Past” (noun) in Tunisian Arabic

In Tunisian Arabic, “Past”(the noun, as in what has occurred) is written using the Latin script as:

(m) Madhi

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

ماضي (m)

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Examples in sentences or statements

 
“Don’t worry about it, it’s in the past.”

Matkhamamch fyha, 7aja w 9a3det fel madhi.

.ما تخممش فيها، حاجة و قعدت في الماضي

 
“Can you think back to a moment in your past when…”

Tnejem tetdhakar la7dha fel madhi wa9t elli…

…تنجم تتذكر لحظة في الماضي وقت اللّي

 
“I studied there in the past.”

9rit ghadi 9bal.

.قريت غادي قبل

 
“He is a past teacher. “

Howa mou3allem 9dim.

.هو معلّم قديم

 
“I lived in that house in the past.”

Skont fedar heki fel madhi.

.سكنت في الدار هاكي في الماضي

 

In other Mediterranean languages and dialects

“Past” in Lebanese Arabic
 

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