“Mother”, “Mothers” in Tunisian Arabic

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

Om

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

أم

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

Omahet

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

أمهات

Listen to these two words pronounced (audio)

 

Examples in sentences or statements

 
“My mother is 65 years old.”

Omi 3morha 5amsa w setin sna.

.أمي عمرها خمسة و ستين سنا

 
“Your mother is a great cook!”

Omek ta3ref tayeb!

!أمك تعرف طيب

 
“This is a photo of my mother as a child.”

Hethi taswiret omi w heya sghira.

.هذي تصورة أمي وهيا صغيرة

 
“He is my cousin from my mother’s side of the family.”

(m) Hetha weld khali.

(f) Hetha weld khalti.

.هذا ولد خالي (m)

.هذا ولد خلتي (f)

 
“We are both mothers!”

Ahna zouz omahet!

!أحنا زوز أماهات