“Small” in Tunisian Arabic

In Tunisian Arabic, “Small” (the adjective, in the singular form) is written using the Latin script as:

(m) S8ir

(f) S8ira

Using the Arabic script, these two words are written as:

صغير (m)

صغيرة (f)

In Tunisian Arabic, “Small” (the adjective, in the plural form) is written using the Latin script as:

S8ar

Using the Arabic script, these two words are written as:

صغار

Listen to these three words pronounced (audio)

 

Examples in sentences or statements

 
“That is a small cat.”

(m) Heka 9attous s8ir.

(f) Heki 9attousa s8ira.

.هاكة قطوس صغير (m)

.هاكي قطوسة صغيرة (f)

 
“Those are small cats!”

Hekom 9tates s8ar!

!هاكم قطاطس صغار

 
“Can you please hand me a small plate?”

Bellehi tnajem ta3tini s7an s8ir?

بالهي تنجم تعطيني صحن صغير؟

 
“The coins in this country are small.”

El 9ita3 el na9diya fl bled hedhi s8ar.

.القطع النقدية في البلاد هاذي صغار

 
“These shrubs are small but will grow larger.”

E chejrat hedhom s8ar ama bch ywaliw akbar.

.الشجرات صغار أما بش يوليو أكبر

 

Related words in Tunisian Arabic

“Smaller”, “Smallest” in Tunisian Arabic

In other Mediterranean languages and dialects

“Small” in Egyptian Arabic

“Small” in Lebanese Arabic

“Small” in Turkish