“Higher”, “Highest” in Tunisian Arabic

In Tunisian Arabic, “Higher” (the adjective) is written using the Latin script as:

A3la

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

أعلى

In Tunisian Arabic, “Highest” (the adjective) is written using the Latin script as:

El a3la

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

الأعلى

Listen to these two terms pronounced (audio)

 

Examples in sentences or statements

 
“Let’s move the painting higher.”

Haya n7otou les tableaux a3la.

.هي نجطو لاي تابلو أعلى

 
“The plane is going higher.”

El tayara 9e3da tetla3 a3la.

.الطيارة قاعدة تطلع أعلى

 
“This is the highest I’ve been in an apartment building before.”

Hedhy leblasa el a3la elli wseltelha fi 3imara.

.هذي البلاصة الأعلى اللّي وصلتلها في عمارة

 
“Should we go higher up the hill?”

Netl3ou a3la men hakka fel hadhba?

نطلعو أعلى من هكا في الهضبة؟

 
“That’s the highest I’ve seen a kite flown before!”

Hedha el 3efrit el a3la eli choftou!

!هذا العفريت الأعلى اللّي شفتو