“Relaxed” (past) in Tunisian Arabic

In Tunisian Arabic, “Relaxed” (the verb, in the past tense) is written using the Latin script as:

(I) Rte7t

(You) Rte7t

(You, plural) Rte7tou

(He) Rte7

(She) Rte7et

(We) Rte7na

(They) Rte7ou

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

ارتحت (I)

ارتحت (You)

ارتحتو (You, plural)

ارتاح (He)

ارتاحت (She)

ارتحنا (We)

ارتاحو (They)

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Examples in sentences or statements

 
“I’m relaxed.”

Rte7t.

.ارتحت

 
“Do you feel relaxed?”

T7es fi rou7ek rte7t?

تحسّ في روحك ارتحت؟

 
“Did the massage make you feel relaxed?”

El massage khalek t7es rou7ek rte7t?

الماساج خلّاك تحسّ روحك ارتحت؟

 
“Did the massages relax you two?”

Les massages khalewkom t7esou rwe7kom rte7tou?

لاي ماساج خلّاوكم تحسّو رواحكم ارتحتو؟

 
“My dog looks relaxed.”

(m) Kalbi yben keyenou rte7.

(f) Kalbti tben keyenha rte7et.

.كلبي يبان كاينّو ارتاح (m)

.كلبتي تبان كاينّها ارتاحت (f)

 
“She said that she is more relaxed now.”

9alet eli heya t7es fi rou7a rte7et tawa.

.قالت الّي هي تحسّ في روحها ارتاحت توّا

 
“We feel relaxed and rested after that break.”

N7esou fi rwe7na rte7na ba3d el pause.

.نحسّو في رواحنا ارتحنا بعد البوز

 
“They sat down and relaxed for about 30 minutes this afternoon.”

9a3dou rte7ou 9rabet enos se3a lyoum fel 9ayla.

.قعدو ارتاحو قرابة النصّ ساعة اليوم في القايلة

 
“They relaxed in the shade and talked for about 45 minutes.”

Rte7ou f dhol w 7kew 9rabet ese3a ghir rbo3.

.ارتاحو في الظلّ و حكاو قرابة الساعة غير ربع

 

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