“Sock”, “Socks” in Tunisian Arabic

In Tunisian Arabic, “Sock” (as in one sock of a pair of socks) is written using the Latin script as:

9alsita

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

قلسيطة

In Tunisian Arabic, “Socks” (as in a pair of socks) is written using the Latin script as:

9laset

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

قلاسط

In Tunisian Arabic, “Socks” (as in multiple pairs of socks) is written using the Latin script as:

9laset

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

قلاسط

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Examples in sentences or statements

 
“Nice socks!”

Ma7lehom 9lastek!

!محلاهم قلاسطك

 
“Those are black socks.”

Hedhom 9laset k7ol.

.هاذم قلاسط كحل

 
“Those are white socks.“

Hedhom 9laset byodh.

.هاذم قلاسط بيض

 
“I’m missing a sock.”

Thaya3t 9alsita.

.ضيعت قلسيطة

 
“Have you seen one of my socks?”

Choft 9alsiti?

شفت قلسيطتي؟

 

These words in other Arabic dialects

“Sock”, “Socks” in Lebanese Arabic