“River”, “Rivers” in Tunisian Arabic

In Tunisian Arabic, “River” is written using the Latin script as:

Wed

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

واد

In Tunisian Arabic, “Rivers” is written using the Latin script as:

Wedyen

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

وديان

Listen to these two words pronounced (audio)


 

Examples in sentences or statements

 
“This river leads to the sea.”

El wed hedha ysob fel b7ar.

.الواد هذا يصب في البحر

 
“These rivers all lead to the sea.”

El wedyen hedhom lkol ysobou fel b7ar.

.الوديان هاذم الكل يصبو في البحر

 
“This river is at low tide.”

El wed hedha neza7.

.الواد هذا نازح

 
People swim in this river during summer.

La3bed y3oumou fel wed hedha f sif.

.العباد يعومو في الواد هذا في الصيف

 
“People fish in this river in the mornings.”

La3bed yestadou fel wed hedha f sbe7.

.العباد يصطادو  في الواد هذا في الصباح

 

Related words in Tunisian Arabic

“Lake”, “Lakes” in Tunisian Arabic

“Sea”, “Seas” in Tunisian Arabic

This word in other Arabic dialects

“River”, “Rivers” in Lebanese Arabic
 

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