تونس
Arabic
editPronunciation
editProper noun
editتُونُس or تُونِس • (tūnus or tūnis) f
- Tunisia (a country in North Africa)
- Tunis (The capital city, since 1159, and largest city of Tunisia)
Declension
editDeclension of noun تُونُس (tūnus); تُونِس (tūnis)
Singular | basic singular diptote | ||
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Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
Informal | — | تُونُس; تُونِس tūnus; tūnis |
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Nominative | — | تُونُسُ; تُونِسُ tūnusu; tūnisu |
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Accusative | — | تُونُسَ; تُونِسَ tūnusa; tūnisa |
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Genitive | — | تُونُسَ; تُونِسَ tūnusa; tūnisa |
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Derived terms
edit- تُونُسِيّ (tūnusiyy)
References
edit- Wehr, Hans (1979) “تونس”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN
Gulf Arabic
editEtymology
editFrom Arabic تَأَنَّسَ (taʔannasa).
Pronunciation
editVerb
editتونس • (?) V (non-past يَتَوَنَّس)
- to be entertained (with people)
- To chat
Malay
editNoun
editتونس (plural تونس-تونس or تونس۲, informal 1st possessive تونسکو, 2nd possessive تونسمو, 3rd possessive تونسڽ)
Moroccan Arabic
editEtymology
editPronunciation
editProper noun
editتونس • (tūnes) f
- Tunisia (a country in North Africa)
- Tunis (The capital city, since 1159, and largest city of Tunisia)
Derived terms
edit- تونسي (tūnsi)
Ottoman Turkish
editEtymology
editUltimately from Arabic تُونُس (tūnus) of uncertain origin.
Proper noun
editتونس • (Tunus)
- Tunis (the capital of Tunisia)
- (historical) Tunisia (a province of the Ottoman Empire)
Descendants
edit- Turkish: Tunus
References
edit- Mallouf, Nassif (1856) “Tunis”, in Dictionnaire français-turc, 2nd edition, Paris: Maisonneuve, page 872
- Redhouse, James W. (1890) “تونس”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon[1], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 614
Persian
editPronunciation
edit- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): [tuː.nis]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [t̪ʰuː.nes]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [t̪ʰu.nis]
Readings | |
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Classical reading? | tūnis |
Dari reading? | tūnis |
Iranian reading? | tunes |
Tajik reading? | tunis |
Proper noun
editتونس • (Tunes)
- Tunisia (a country in North Africa)
- Tunis (The capital city, since 1159, and largest city of Tunisia)
Related terms
edit- تونسی (tunesi)
Categories:
- Arabic 2-syllable words
- Arabic terms with IPA pronunciation
- Arabic lemmas
- Arabic proper nouns
- Arabic feminine terms lacking feminine ending
- Arabic feminine nouns
- ar:Tunisia
- ar:Countries in Africa
- ar:Countries
- ar:Cities in Tunisia
- ar:National capitals
- ar:Places in Tunisia
- Arabic nouns with basic diptote singular
- Arabic definite nouns
- Gulf Arabic terms inherited from Arabic
- Gulf Arabic terms derived from Arabic
- Gulf Arabic lemmas
- Gulf Arabic verbs
- Gulf Arabic form-V verbs
- Malay lemmas
- Malay nouns
- Malay terms in Arabic script
- Moroccan Arabic terms inherited from Arabic
- Moroccan Arabic terms derived from Arabic
- Moroccan Arabic 2-syllable words
- Moroccan Arabic terms with IPA pronunciation
- Moroccan Arabic terms with audio pronunciation
- Moroccan Arabic lemmas
- Moroccan Arabic proper nouns
- Moroccan Arabic feminine nouns
- ary:Tunisia
- ary:Countries in Africa
- ary:Countries
- ary:Cities in Tunisia
- ary:National capitals
- ary:Places in Tunisia
- Ottoman Turkish terms derived from Arabic
- Ottoman Turkish lemmas
- Ottoman Turkish proper nouns
- ota:Cities in Tunisia
- ota:National capitals
- ota:Places in Tunisia
- Ottoman Turkish terms with historical senses
- ota:Provinces of the Ottoman Empire
- Persian terms with IPA pronunciation
- Persian lemmas
- Persian proper nouns
- fa:Tunisia
- fa:Countries in Africa
- fa:Countries
- fa:Cities in Tunisia
- fa:National capitals
- fa:Places in Tunisia