“Storm”, “Storms” (noun) in Tunisian Arabic

In Tunisian Arabic, “Storm” (the noun, as in the weather condition) is written using the Latin script as:

(f) 3asfa

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

(f) عاصفة

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

3awasef

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

عواصف

Listen to these two words pronounced (audio)

 

Examples in sentences or statements

 
“There is a storm outside.”

Fama 3asfa lbarra.

فما عاصفة لبرا.

 
“There has been a few storms this month.”

Kenou fama chwaya 3awasef e chhar hedha.

كانوا فما شوية عواصف الشهر هاذا.

 
“The storm is over.”

Wfet l 3asfa.

وفات العاصفة.

 
“It’s about to storm.”

Bech ta3sef.

باش تعصف.

 
“A storm is coming in.”

El 3asfa bech tji.

العاصفة باش تجي.

 

Related words in Tunisian Arabic

“Rain” (noun) in Tunisian Arabic

“Sunny” in Tunisian Arabic

In other Mediterranean languages and dialects

“Storm”, “Storms” (nouns) in Lebanese Arabic