تونس

Arabic

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /tuː.nus/, /tuː.nis/

Proper noun

تُونُس or تُونِس • (tūnus or tūnis) f

  1. Tunisia (a country in North Africa)
  2. Tunis (The capital city, since 1159, and largest city of Tunisia)

Declension
Declension of noun تُونُس‎ (tūnus)‎; تُونِس‎ (tūnis)
Singular basic singular diptote
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal — تُونُس‎‎; تُونِس‎
tūnus‎; tūnis		 —
Nominative — تُونُسُ‎‎; تُونِسُ‎
tūnusu‎; tūnisu		 —
Accusative — تُونُسَ‎‎; تُونِسَ‎
tūnusa‎; tūnisa		 —
Genitive — تُونُسَ‎‎; تُونِسَ‎
tūnusa‎; tūnisa		 —

Derived terms

References
  • 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

Etymology

From Arabic تَأَنَّسَ‎ (taʔannasa).

Verb

تونس • (?) V (non-past يَتَوَنَّس‎)

  1. to be entertained (with people)

Malay

Noun

تونس (plural تونس-تونس‎ or تونس۲‎, informal 1st possessive تونسکو‎, 2nd possessive تونسمو‎, 3rd possessive تونسڽ‎)

  1. Jawi spelling of tunas

Moroccan Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic تُونِس‎ (tūnis).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /tuːnɪs/
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Proper noun

تونس • (tūnes) f

  1. Tunisia (a country in North Africa)
  2. Tunis (The capital city, since 1159, and largest city of Tunisia)

Derived terms

Persian

Pronunciation
 
  • (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [t̪ʰuː.nɪs]
    • (Kabuli) IPA(key): [t̪ʰuː.nɪs]
    • (Hazaragi) IPA(key): [t̪ʰu.nis]

Readings
Classical reading? tūnis
Dari reading? tūnis
Iranian reading? tunes
Tajik reading? tunis

Proper noun

تونس • (tunes)

  1. Tunisia (a country in North Africa)
  2. Tunis (The capital city, since 1159, and largest city of Tunisia)
  • تونسی‎ (tunesi)
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