“Smooth” in Tunisian Arabic

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

(m) Artab

(f) Rotba

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

أرطب (m)

رطبة (f)

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

Rtob

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

رطب

Listen to these three words pronounced (audio)

 

Examples in sentences or statements

 
“The skin is smooth.”

El jelda rotba.

.الجلدة رطبة

 
“Your skin feels smooth.”

Jelda mte3ek t7esha rotba.

.الجلدة متاعك تحسها رطبة

 
“The skin on my dog’s belly is smooth”

(m) El jelda mtaa kerch el kalb mte3i rotba.

(f) El jelda mtaa kerch el kalba mtei rotba.

.الجلدة متع كرش الكلب متاعي رطبة (m)

.الجلدة متع كرش الكلبة متاعي رطبة (f)

 
“How smooth is it?”

(masculine-object) Kifech artab ?

(feminine-object) Kifech rotba ?

كيفاش أرطب؟ (masculine-object)

 كيفاش رطبة؟ (feminine-object)

 
“After sanding, the wood is very smooth.”

Ba3d mat7okou, ellou7 ywalli artab.

.بعد متحكو, اللوح يولي أرطب