The Human Body and Describing People in Tunisian Arabic
The Human Body and Describing People in Tunisian Arabic
| body | bden (bdennēt, bdūnēt) | بْدَن (بْدَنّات، بْدُونات) | |
| head | rās (ryūs) | راس (رْيوس) | |
| brain, mind | muxx (mxāx) | مُخّ (مْخَاخ) | |
| skull | jumjme (jmējim) | جُمْجْمَة (جْماجِم) | |
| face | wijh (wjūh) | وِجْه (وْجوه) | |
| He has a round face. | wijhu mdewwer | وِجْهُه مْدوّر | |
| She has a oblong face. | wijhhe mistaʈwil | وِجْهّا مِستطْوِل | |
| I have a square face. | wijhi mrabba3 | وِجْهي مْربّع | |
| You have an oval face. | wijhik ovēl (fr: ovale) | وِجْهِك أوڥال | |
| forehead, brow | jbīn | جْبين | |
| He has a big forehead. | 3andu jbīn kbīr. | عنْدُه جْبين كْبير. | |
| to frown, knit one’s brow, scowl | kešber | كشْبر | |
| cheek | xadd (xdūd) | خدّ (خْدود) | |
| chin | degnūne | دڨْنونة | |
| jaw | jdēq | جْداق | |
| eye | 3īn (3īnīn) | عين (عينين) | |
| My eyes itch. | 3īni tɧukk (fiyye). | عيني تْحُكّ (فِيّا). | |
| My eyes itch. | 3īni tēkil (fiyye). | عيني تاكِل (فِيّا). | |
| blue eyes | 3īnīn zruq | عينين زْرُق | |
| green eyes | 3īnīn xʐur | عينين خْضُر | |
| brown eyes | 3īnīn mārõ (fr: marron) | عينين مارون | |
| She has beautiful brown eyes. | 3īnīhe mārõ w ɧluwwīn. | عينيها مارون و حْلُوّين. | |
| What color are your eyes? | šnuwwe lūn 3īnīk? | شْنُوّا لون عينيك؟ | |
| His eyes are green. | 3īnīh xʐur. | عينيه خْضُر. | |
| eyebrow | ɧājib (ɧwējib) | حاجِب (حْواجِب) | |
| eyelids | jfūn [pl.] | جْفون | |
| eyelash | šefra (šwāfir) | شَفْرة (شْوافِر) | |
| She has long eyelashes. | šwāfirhe ʈwēl. | شْوافِرْها طْوال. | |
| He has bushy eyebrows. | šwāfru ɣzār. | شْوافِْره غْزار. | An HTTP error occurred during file retrieval. Error Code: 502 |
| sclera, the white of one’s eyes | ilēbyiʐ mtē3 il3īn | الأَبْيِض مْتاع العين | |
| iris | quzeɧiyye | قُزحِيّة | |
| pupil | püpi (fr: pupille) | پوپي | |
| pupil | ilɧadqa | الحدْقة | |
| to blink | rammeš | رمّش | |
| to wink | ɣmiz | غْمِز | |
| to close one’s eyes | ɣammaʐ 3īnīh | غمّض عينيه | |
| to open one’s eyes | ɧall 3īnīh | حلّ عينيه | |
| to have dark circles under one’s eyes | 3īnīh mɧawqīn | عينيه مْحَوْقين | |
| to have dark circles under one’s eyes | 3īnīh sēɣnē (fr: cerné) | عينيه ساغنا | |
| cross-eyed | aɧwil, ɧūlē, (ɧwil) | أحْوِلْ، حولا، (حْوِل) | |
| blind | a3me, 3amye, (3mī, 3imyēn) | أََعْمى، عَمْيَا، (عْمِي، عِمْيان) | |
| to see; to examine | šēf | شاف | |
| I can’t see the clock from here. | mē-nnejjimš nšūfhe -lmungēle min hnē. | ما نّجِّمْش نْشوفْها المُنْڨالة مِن هْنا. | |
| eyesight, vision | innʐar | النّْظر | |
| I have perfect eyesight. | innʐar mtē3i qwi. | النّْظر مْتاعي قْوي. | |
| to wear glasses | lbis mrēyēt | لْبِس مْرَايات | |
| I think you need glasses. | yuʐhurli lēzmik mrēyēt (inti). | يُظْهُرْلي لازْمِك مْرايات (اِنتِ). | |
| to cry | bkē | بْكى | |
| a tear | dem3a (dmū3) | دمْعة (دْموع) | |
| Why are your eyes red? Have you been crying? | šbi 3ynī ɧmur? (yēxi) kunt tibki? | شْبي عينيك حْمُرْ؟ (ياخي) كُنْت تِبْكي؟ | |
| nose | xšem (xšūmēt) | خْشم (خْشومات) | |
| nostril | nuqbit -lxšem (nqub -lxšem) | نُقْبِة الخْشمْ (نْقُب الخْشم) | |
| big/pronounced nose | xšem kbīr | خْشم كْبير | |
| petite nose | xšem ʂɣīr | خْشم صْغير | |
| straight/sharp/pointy nose | xšem mđebbeb | خْشم مْذبّب | |
| hook/crooked nose | xšem ma3qūf | خْشم معْقوف | |
| to sneeze | 3ʈas | عْطس | |
| snot | xnēne | خْنانة | |
| to have a runny nose | xašmu yijri | خشْمُه يِجْري | |
| to blow one’s nose | mxaʈ xašmu | مْخط خشْمُه | |
| to pick one’s nose | maxwar xašmu | مخْوَر خشْمُه | |
| to smell | šemm | شمّ | |
| sense of smell | ɧāssit iššemm | حاسِّة الشّمّ | |
| I don’t have a very good sense of smell. | ɧāssit šemmi mē-hēš qwiyye. | حاسِّة شمّي ما هاش قْوِيّة. | |
| I think I smell smoke. | yuʐhurli rīɧti b-idduxxān. | يُظْهُرْلي ريحْتي بِالدُّخّان. | |
| ear | wđin (wiđnīn) | وْذِن (وِذْنين) | An HTTP error occurred during file retrieval. Error Code: 502 |
| to hear; to listen to | sma3 | سْمَع | |
| Do you hear that noise? | tisma3 fī -lɧiss hēđē? | تِسْمع في الحِسّ هاذا؟ | |
| to cup one’s ear (put one’s hand up to one’s ear to hear better) | medd wiđnu bēš yisma3 b-ilgdē. | مدّ وِذْنُه باش يِسْمع بِالڨْدا. | |
| There's a ringing in my ear. | wiđni tzenzen. | وِذْني تْزنْزن. | |
| to be hard of hearing | mē-yisma3š b-ilgdē | ما يِسْمعْش بِالڨْدا | |
| to be hard of hearing | sem3u ŧqīl | سمْعُه ثْقيل | |
| to be hard of hearing | sem3u rzīn | سمْعُه رْزين | |
| deaf | āʈraš, ʈarše (ʈruš) | أطْرشْ، طرْشا (طْرُش) | |
| to wear a hearing aid | lbis issemmē3a | لْبِس السّمّاعة | |
| to have pierced ears | wīđnīh menqūbīn | وِِذْنيه منْقوبين | |
| ear wax | wsax ilwiđnīn | وْسخ الوِذْنين | |
| mouth | fum (ffēm) | فُم (افّام) | |
| to smile | tbessem | اتْبسّم | |
| to open one’s mouth | ɧall fumu | حلّ فُمُه | |
| to close one’s mouth | sakkar fumu | سكّر فُمُه | |
| tongue | lsēn (lsūnēt) | لْسان (لْسُونات) | |
| Can you taste the mint in this dessert? | ɧassīt b-maʈ3am inna3nē3 fī -ddēsēr (fr: dessert) hēđē? | حسّيت بْمطْعم النّعْناع في الدّاسار هاذا؟ | |
| lip | šiffe (šfēyif) | شِفّة (شْفايِف) | |
| upper lip | iššiffe -lfūqāniyye | الشِّفّة الفوقانِيّة | |
| lower lip | iššiffe -llūʈāniyye | الشِّفّة اللُّوطانِيّة | |
| to have thin lips | 3andu šfēyif ʂɣār | عنْدُه شْفايِف صْغار | |
| full lips | šfēyif kbār | شْفايِف كبار | |
| chapped (dry) lips | šfēyif šēyɧa | شْفايِف شايْحة | |
| chapped (dry) lips | šfēyif mqaššra | شْفايِف مْقشّْرة | |
| tooth | sinne (sinnīn) | سِنّة (سِنّين) | |
| gums | lɣab | لْغب | |
| to floss one’s teeth | naʐʐaf sinnīh b-ilxīʈ | نظّف سِنّيه بالخيط | |
| front teeth | sinnīn quddēmīn | سِنّين قُدّامين | |
| to bite | gdim | ڨْدِمْ | |
| to bite | 3aʐʐ | عضّ | |
| molar | zarʂa (zrūʂ) | زرْصة (زْروص) | |
| to chew | mʐaɣ | مْضغ | |
| to chew | lewwek | لوّك | |
| to spit | bzaq | بْزق | An HTTP error occurred during file retrieval. Error Code: 502 |
| spit, spittle | bezqa | بزْقة | |
| saliva | bzēq | بْزاقْ | |
| saliva | rīq | ريق | |
| to yawn | tŧēwib | تْثاوِب | |
| to cough | kaɧɧ | كحّ | |
| to burp, belch | itgarra3 | اتْڨرّع | |
| to have bad breath | rīHit fumu xāybe | ريحِة فُمُه خايْبة | |
| tonsils | grējim [pl.] | ڨراجِمْ | |
| nape of the neck | krūme | كْرومة | |
| throat | garjūme | ڨرْجومة | |
| larynx | belɧūɧ | بلْحوح | |
| to breathe | tneffes | اتْنفّس | |
| breath | nfes | نْفس | |
| to take a deep breath | xđē nfes | خْذا نْفس | |
| to swallow | bla3 | بْلع | |
| to choke on | šraq b- | شْرق بْـ | |
| He started choking on a piece of food. | šraq b-ʈarf mēkle | شْرق بْـطرْف ماكْلة | |
| hair | š3ar (š3ūrāt) | شْعر (شْعورات) | |
| dark brown hair | š3ar mārrõ (fr: marron) ɣāmiq | شْعر مارّون غامِق | |
| light brown hair | š3ar mārrõ fētiɧ | شْعر مارّون فاتِح | |
| blond hair | š3ar aʂfar | شْعر أصْفر | |
| She’s blond. | š3arhe aʂfar. | شْعرْها أصْفر. | |
| She’s blond. | hiyye blunde. | هِيَّ بْلُندة. | An HTTP error occurred during file retrieval. Error Code: 502 |
| black hair | š3ar ekɧal | شْعر أكْحل | |
| red hair | š3ar aɧmar | شْعر أحْمر | |
| gray hair | š3ar grī (fr: gris) | شْعر ڨْري | |
| white hair | š3ar abyiʐ | شْعر أبْيض | |
| to dye one’s hair | ʂbaɣ ša3ru | صْبغ شعْرُه | |
| She dyes her hair blond. | ʂēbɣe š3arhe aʂfar. | صابْغة شْعرْها أصْفر. | |
| She’s a natural blond. | hiyye blunde (fr: blonde) min aʂlhe. | هِيَّ بْلُنْدة مِن أصْلْها. | |
| long hair | š3ar ʈwīl | شْعر طْويل | An HTTP error occurred during file retrieval. Error Code: 502 |
| short hair | š3ar qʂīr | شْعر قْصير | |
| shoulder-length hair | š3ar (ɧatte) l-ilēktēf | شْعر (حتّى) لِلْأكْتاف | |
| straight hair | š3ar arʈab | شْعر أرْطب | |
| curly hair | š3ar mbūkil | شْعر مْبوكِل | |
| curly hair | š3ar būklē (fr: bouclé) | شْعر بوكْلى | |
| She has beautiful long straight brown hair. | š3arhe mizyēn w ʈwīl wārʈib w lūnu mārrõ. | شْعرْها مِزْيان و طْويل و ارْطِبْ و لونه مارّون. | |
| to comb/brush one’s hair | mšaʈ ša3ru | مْشط شعْرو | An HTTP error occurred during file retrieval. Error Code: 502 |
| to get a haircut | qaʂʂ ša3ru | قصّ شعْرو | |
| bald | aʂla3 | أصْلع | |
| to go bald | welle aʂla3 | ولّا أصْلعْ | |
| to shave one's head bald | garra3 | ڨرّع | |
| sideburns | xuʂlēt [pl.] | خُصْلات | |
| sideburns | swēlif [pl.] | سْوالِف | |
| pony-tail | ba3būʂ | بعْبوص | |
| braids | ʐafra (ʐfāyir) | ضفْرة (ضْفايِر) | An HTTP error occurred during file retrieval. Error Code: 502 |
| She wears her hair in braids. | ta3mil š3arhe ʐfāyir. | تعمِل شعرْها ضفايِر | |
| bun | ka3ke (ke3kēt) | كعْكه (كعكات) | |
| She usually wears her hair in a bun. | dīme tšidd š3arhe ka3ke. | ديما تْشِدّ شْعرْها كعْكة. | |
| bangs | quʂʂa | قُصّة | |
| You look good with bangs! | meɧlēk bilquʂʂa! | محْلاك بِالقُصّهْ! | |
| wig, toupee | pērük (fr: perruque) | پاروك | |
| You can tell he wears a toupee. | ʐāhir fīh lēbis pērük. | ظاهِر فيه لابِس پاروك. | |
| beard | laɧye (lɧī) | لحْية (لْحي) | An HTTP error occurred during file retrieval. Error Code: 502 |
| mustache | šlēɣim [pl.] | شْلاغِم | |
| mustache | šwērib [pl.] | شْوارِب | |
| He has a beard and mustache. | 3andu laɧye w šlēɣim. | عنْدُه لحْية و شْلاغِم. | |
| goatee | bērbīš (fr: barbiche) | بارْبيش | |
| to shave | ɧajjam | حجّم | |
| to trim one’s beard | ɧajjam laɧītu | حجّم لحيتُه | |
| I shave every morning. | ēne nɧajjam kull ʂbēɧ. | آنا نحجّم كُلّ صْباح | |
| clean-shaven | mɧajjam laɧītu | مْحجّم لحيتُه | |
| stubble | laɧye xfīfe | لحْية خْفيفة | |
| skin | jilde | جِلدة | |
| skin | bešra | بشْرة | |
| skin | qišra | قِشْرة | |
| pimple, blemish | ɧabbe (ɧbūb) | حبّة (حْبوب) | |
| I have a huge pimple on my chin! | 3andi ɧabbe kbīra fī degnūnti. | عنْدي حبّة كْبيره في دڨْنونْتي. | |
| acne | ɧabb šbēb | حبّ شْباب | |
| As a teenager, he had a lot of acne. | kī kēn ʂɣīr kēn 3andu barše ɧabb šbēb. | كي كان صْغير، كان عنْدُه برْشا حبّ شْباب. | |
| to have bad skin | wijhu mɧabbib | وِجْهُه مْحبِّب | |
| to have a good complexion | bešrtu ʂāfye | بشْرْتُه صافْية | |
| fair-skinned | ebyiʐ | أبْيِض | |
| dark-skinned | esmar | أسْمر | |
| to have an olive complexion | qamɧi | قمْحي | |
| to have an olive complexion | bešrtu qamɧiyye | بشْرْتُه قمْحيّة | |
| to have dry skin | bešrtu šēyɧa | بشْرْتُه شايْحة | |
| to put on lotion | ɧaʈʈ krēm (fr: crème) | حطّ كرام | |
| freckles | nmeš | نْمش | |
| She has a lot of freckles. | 3andhe barše nmeš. | عنْدْها برْشا نْمش. | |
| mole, birthmark | šehwe | شهْوة | |
| wrinkles | tjē3īd [pl.] | تْجاعيد | |
| You get wrinkles as you get older. | qadd mē tikbir qadd mē yzīdūlik ittejē3īd. | قدّ ما تِكبِر قدّ ما يْزيدولِك التّجاعيد. | |
| scar | sīkētrīs (fr: cicatrice) | سيكاتْريس | |
| tattoo | tētū | تاتو | |
| tattoo | wšem | وْشم | |
| He has a tattoo on his left arm. | 3andu tētu fī yiddu -llīsār. | عنْدُه تاتو في يِدُّه اللّيسار. | |
| Do you have any tattoos? | 3āmil tētū? | عامِل تاتو؟ | |
| hand, wrist; arm | yidd (ydīn) | يِدّ (يْدين) | |
| arm | đrē3 | ذْراع | |
| elbow | kū3 | كوع | |
| armpit | ʐabbūʈ (ʐbābiʈ) | ظبّوط (ظْبابِط) | An HTTP error occurred during file retrieval. Error Code: 502 |
| to sweat | 3raq | عْرق | |
| sweaty | 3arqān | عرْقان | |
| He was very sweaty after playing soccer. | huwwe 3raq baršē ba3d mē l3ab ilkūra. | هُوَّعرق برشا بعد مالْعب الكوره. | |
| What’s in your hand? | š-3andik f- yiddik? | شْعنْدِك فْ يِدِّك؟ | |
| They’re all wearing watches on their wrists. | lkullhum lēbsīn mnēgil fī ydīhum. | لْكُلّْهُم لابْسين مْناڨِل في يْديهُم. | |
| finger | ʂbu3 (ʂwēba3) | صْبُع (صْوابع) | |
| finger print | baʂme | بصْمة | |
| thumb | iʂʂbu3 ilkbīr | الصّْبُع الكْبير | |
| index finger | iʂʂbu3 iŧŧēni | الصّْبُع الثّاني | |
| index finger | issabbēbe | السّبّابة | |
| middle finger | iʂʂbu3 ilwisʈāni | الصّْبُع الوِسْطاني | |
| ring finger | iʂʂbu3 irrābi3 | الصّْبُع الرّابِع | |
| little finger, pinky | iʂʂbu3 ilxāmis | الصّْبُع الخامِس | |
| little finger, pinky | iʂʂbu3 iʂʂɣīr | الصّْبُع الصّْغير | |
| finger tip | ʈarʈūšt iʂʂbu3 (ʈrāʈiš iʂʂwēbi3) | طرْطوشِة الصّْبُع (طراطِش الصّْوابِع) | |
| finger nail | ʐfar (ʐwāfir) | ظْفر (ظْوافِر) | |
| palm | keff (kfūf) | كفّ (كْفوف) | |
| knuckles | mfāʂil iʂʂwēbi3 | مْفاصِل الصّْوابِع | |
| wrist | mi3ʂam | مِعْصم | |
| to make a fist | sekkir yiddu | سكِّر يِدُّه | |
| to extend one’s fingers | ɧall ʂwēb3u | حلّ صْوابْعُه | |
| to point to | warra b-ʂub3u l- | ورّا بْصُبْعُه لْـ | |
| He pointed at the clock. | warra b-ʂub3u li-lmungēle. | ورّا بْصُبْعُه لِلْمُنْڨالة. | |
| leg, foot; stem, stalk | sēq (sēqīn) | ساق (ساقين) | |
| thigh | fxađ (fxāđ) | فْخذ (فْخاذ) | |
| shin | qaʂbit issēq | قصْبِة السّاق | An HTTP error occurred during file retrieval. Error Code: 502 |
| calf | fāra | فارة | |
| knee | rukbe (rkēyib) | رُكْبة (رْكايِب) | |
| ankle | ka3be | كعْبة | |
| sole | qā3 issēq | قاع السّاق | |
| heel | qdem (aqdēm) | قْدم (أقْدام) | |
| toe | ʂbu3 sēq (ʂwēba3 sēqīn) | صبُع ساق (صْوابع ساقين) | An HTTP error occurred during file retrieval. Error Code: 502 |
| shoulder | ktif (ktēf) | كْتِف (كْتاف) | |
| to have broad shoulders | ktēfu 3rāʐ | كْتافُه عْراض | |
| chest, bosom | ʂdir | صْدِر | |
| to be flat chested | mē-3andhēš ʂdir | ما عنْدْهاش صْدِر | |
| boob | bezzūle (bzēzil) [vulgar] | بزّولة (بْزازِل) | Requested file could not be found (error code 404). Verify the file URL specified in the shortcode. |
| nipple | rās ilbezzūle [vulgar] | راس البزّولة | Requested file could not be found (error code 404). Verify the file URL specified in the shortcode. |
| abdomen, belly, stomach | kirš (krūš) | كِرْش (كْروش) | |
| back | ʐhar (ʐhūrāt) | ظْهر (ظْهورات) | An HTTP error occurred during file retrieval. Error Code: 502 |
| waist | ilwisʈ | الوِسْط | |
| hips | ilɧzēm [pl.] | الحْزام | |
| navel, belly button | ʂurra | صُرّة | |
| internal organs | aɧšēʔ | أحْشاء | |
| stomach | mi3de | مِعْدة | |
| intestines, bowels | muʂrāne (mʂārin) | مُصْرانة (مْصارِن) | An HTTP error occurred during file retrieval. Error Code: 502 |
| lung | riyye (rwēri) | ريّة (رْواري) | |
| heart | qalb (qlūb) | قلْب (قْلوب) | |
| to beat, palpitate | daqq | دقّ | |
| heart beat, pulse | daqqit qalb (daqqāt qalb) | دقِّة قلْب (دقّات قلب) | |
| liver | kibde (kbēd) | كِبْدة (اكْباد) | |
| kidney | kilwē (klēwi) | كِلْوة (كْلاوي) | |
| bladder | mŧēne | مْثانة | |
| gall-bladder | marrāra | مرّارة | |
| gland | ɣudde (ɣuded) | غُدّة (غُدد) | |
| thyroid gland | ɣudde daraqiyye | غُدّة درقيّة | |
| bone | 3ʐam (3ʐām) | عْضم (عْضام) | |
| skeleton | heykel 3eʐmi | هَيْكل عضْمي | |
| skeleton | skūlēt (fr: squelette) | سْكولات | |
| spine | selsūl iʐʐhar | سلْسول الظّْهر | |
| rib | ʐil3 (ʐlū3) | ضِلْع (ضْلوع) | |
| muscle | mūskl (fr: muscle) | موسْكل | |
| vein | 3irq (3rūq) | عِرْق (عْروق) | |
| artery | širyēn (šarāyīn) | شِريان (شرايين) | |
| blood | dem | دم | |
| nerve | 3ʂab (a3ʂāb) | عْصب (أعْصاب) | |
| sexual organs, private parts | a3ʐāʔ tnēsuliyye | أعْضاء تْناسُلِيّة | |
| penis | mtē3 irrājil [vulgar] | متاع الرّاجِل | Requested file could not be found (error code 404). Verify the file URL specified in the shortcode. |
| penis | penis (fr: penis) [vulgar] | پنيس | Requested file could not be found (error code 404). Verify the file URL specified in the shortcode. |
| pee-pee (penis) | 3aʂfūr [vulgar] | عصْفور | Requested file could not be found (error code 404). Verify the file URL specified in the shortcode. |
| pee-pee (penis) | zīzi ('cute' word used with children) | زيزي | |
| dick, cock | zibb (zbūb) [vulgar] | زِبّ (زْبوب) | Requested file could not be found (error code 404). Verify the file URL specified in the shortcode. |
| dick, cock | 3ʂbe [vulgar] | عصْبة | Requested file could not be found (error code 404). Verify the file URL specified in the shortcode. |
| to get an erection | weggif [vulgar] | وڨِّف | Requested file could not be found (error code 404). Verify the file URL specified in the shortcode. |
| erection | eɣeksyõ (fr: erection) | أركْسيون | |
| to get a boner | zibbu wqif [vulgar] | زِبُّه وْقِف | Requested file could not be found (error code 404). Verify the file URL specified in the shortcode. |
| boner, hard-on | zibb wēqif [vulgar] | زِبّ واقِف | Requested file could not be found (error code 404). Verify the file URL specified in the shortcode. |
| testicles, balls, nuts | mɧāšim [pl.] [vulgar] | مْحاشِم | Requested file could not be found (error code 404). Verify the file URL specified in the shortcode. |
| scrotum | skɣotūm (fr: scrotum) | سْكْغوتوم | |
| vagina | mtē3 ilmrā [vulgar] | مْتاع الْمْرا | Requested file could not be found (error code 404). Verify the file URL specified in the shortcode. |
| ‘girl parts’ | mi-lquddēm [vulgar] | مِالْقُدّام | Requested file could not be found (error code 404). Verify the file URL specified in the shortcode. |
| pussy | zukk (zkēk) [vulgar] | زُكّ (زْكاك) | Requested file could not be found (error code 404). Verify the file URL specified in the shortcode. |
| naked, bare | 3iryēn (3rēye) | عِرْيان (عْرايا) | |
| buttocks, bottom, posterior | mxrūqa | مخْروقة | |
| bottom | tirme [vulgar] | تِرْمة | Requested file could not be found (error code 404). Verify the file URL specified in the shortcode. |
| ass, butt | ze3ke (z3ek) [vulgar] | زعْكه (زْعك) | Requested file could not be found (error code 404). Verify the file URL specified in the shortcode. |
| anus | enü (fr: anus) | أنو | |
| ass hole | nuqbit ittirme [vulgar] | نُقْبِة التِّرْمة | Requested file could not be found (error code 404). Verify the file URL specified in the shortcode. |
| urine | būl [vulgar] | بول | Requested file could not be found (error code 404). Verify the file URL specified in the shortcode. |
| pee | pīpi | پيپي | An HTTP error occurred during file retrieval. Error Code: 502 |
| to pee | 3mel pīpi (fr: pipi) | عْمل پيپي | |
| to piss, take a piss, urinate | bēl [vulgar] | بال | Requested file could not be found (error code 404). Verify the file URL specified in the shortcode. |
| There was a man peeing on the side of the road. | kēn femme rājil ybūl 3lē ɧāffit iʈʈrīq. | كان فمّا راجِل يْبول عْلى حافِّة الطّْريق. | |
| to defecate, poop | 3mel kāka | عْمل كاكا | |
| excrement, feces, poop | kāka | كاكا | |
| Careful! Don't step in the dog poo! | rudd bēlik mē-t3affesš 3lē -lkāka mtē3 ilkelb. | رُدّ بالِك ما تْعفّسْش عْلى الكاكا مْتاع الكلْب. | |
| to shit | xrā [vulgar] | خْرى | Requested file could not be found (error code 404). Verify the file URL specified in the shortcode. |
| shit | xrā [vulgar] | خْرا | Requested file could not be found (error code 404). Verify the file URL specified in the shortcode. |
| to go to the bathroom | mšē li-ttwēlit (fr: toilettes) | مشا لِلتّْواليت | |
| I need to go to the bathroom. | nɧibb nimši li-ttwēlit. | نحِبّ نِمْشي لِلتّْواليت. | |
| to pass gas, break wind | seyyib irrīɧ | سيِّب الرّيح | |
| to fart | baʂʂ [vulgar] | بصّ | Requested file could not be found (error code 404). Verify the file URL specified in the shortcode. |
| fart | baʂʂe [vulgar] | بصّة | Requested file could not be found (error code 404). Verify the file URL specified in the shortcode. |
| height; length; (person) height; straight | ʈūl | طول | |
| average height | ʈūlu mitwessiʈ | طولُه مِتْوسِّط | |
| How tall are you? | qeddēš ʈūlik? | قدّاش طولِك؟ | |
| I’m 1.75 meters tall. | ʈūli mītru w xemse w seb3īn ʂānti. | طولي ميتْرو و خمْسة و سبْعين صانْتي. | |
| (one's) weight | wezn | وزْن | |
| How much do you weigh? | qaddēš tūzin? | قدّاش توزِن؟ | |
| I weigh 70 kg. | nūzin seb3īn kīlu. | نوزِن سبْعين كيلو. | An HTTP error occurred during file retrieval. Error Code: 502 |
| one’s build, body shape | ilfurme mtē3 ilbden | الفورْمة مْتاع البدن | |
| fat (adj.) | smīn (smēn) | سْمين (سْمان) | An HTTP error occurred during file retrieval. Error Code: 502 |
| to get fat | welle smīn | ولّا سْمين | |
| Don’t overeat so you don’t get fat. | mē-tēkilš baršē bēš mē-tismēniš. | ما تاكِلْش برْشا باش ما تْسمانِش. | |
| overweight | wezn zēyid | وزْن زايِد | |
| chubby | baʈbūʈ | بطْبوط | |
| plump, stout | b-ʂaɧɧtu (b-ʂaɧɧithum) | بْصحّْتُه (بْصحِّتْهُم) | |
| average weight | ilwezn il3ādi | الوزْن العادي | |
| thin | ʐ3īf (ʐ3āf) | ضْعيف (ضْعاف) | |
| skinny | jild 3lē 3ʐam | جِلْد عْلى عْضم | |
| skinny | ʐ3ayyif | ضْعيِّف | |
| one’s looks | maʐhru | مظْهْرُه | |
| handsome; beautiful | mizyēn (mizyēnīn) | مِزْيان (مِزْيانين) | |
| good-looking, handsome, pretty | bogoss (bogossēt) (fr: beau gosse) | بوڨوسّ (بوڨوسّات) | |
| good-looking, handsome, pretty | ɧlū (ɧlūwīn) | حْلو(حْلُوّين) | An HTTP error occurred during file retrieval. Error Code: 502 |
| cute | mīnyõ (fr: mignon) | مينيون | |
| My God, those girls are so cute! | yē rabbi, hē-lbnēt qaddēš maɧlēhum! | يا ربّي، هالبْنات قدّاش محْلاهُم! | |
| average-looking | meʐhru 3ādi | مظْهْرُه عادي |
The Human Body and Describing People in Tunisian Arabic
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