“North”, “Northern” in Tunisian Arabic

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

Chamal

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

شمال

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

Chamaliya

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

الشمالية

Listen to these two words pronounced (audio)


 

Examples in sentences or statements

 
“North is in that direction.”

El chamal fel itijeh heka.

.الشمال فالإتجاه هكا

 
“That star indicates that the direction is north.”

El nejma heki tkoul eli el itijeh hetha chamal.

.النجمة هكي تقول إلي الإتجاه هكا شمال

 
“What direction is north?”

El chamal fi ena itijeh?

الشمال في أنا إتجاه؟

 
“There is more vegetation in the northern part of the country.”

Fama akther fle7a fel parti el chamaliya mta3 lebled.

.فما أكثر فلاحة فالبرتي الشمالية متع لبلاد

 
“I’m travelling north.”

Msafer lel chamal.

.مسافر للشمال

 

Related words in Lebanese Arabic

“East”, “Eastern” in Tunisian Arabic

“South”, “Southern” in Tunisian Arabic

“West”, “Western” in Tunisian Arabic

In other Mediterranean languages and dialects

“North”, “Northern” in Lebanese Arabic 
 

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