“Combs” (third-person) in Tunisian Arabic

In Tunisian Arabic, “Combs” (the verb, in the third-person participle) is written using the Latin script as:

(m) Yomchot

(f) Tomchot

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

يمشط (m)

تمشط (f)

Listen to these two words pronounced (audio)

 

Examples in sentences or statements

 
“The mother combs her daughter’s hair before school.”

El omm tomchot ch3ar bentha 9bal matemchi ta9ra.

.الأم تمشط شعر بنتها قبل ما تمشي تقرى

 
“My brother combs his kids’ hair before they go to bed.”

Khouya yomchot ch3ar sgharou 9bal mayor9dou.

.خويا يمشط شعر صغارو قبل ما يرقدو

 
“He combs his hair every morning in front of the mirror.”

Yomchot cha3rou koll sbe7 9odem lemreya.

.يمشط شعرو كل صباح قدام المراية

 
“She always combs her hair after taking a shower.”

Dima tomchot ch3arha ba3d el douche.

.ديما تمشط شعرها بعد الدوش

 
“I like it when my grandmother combs my hair.”

Nchikh ki jadty tomchotly cha3ri.

.نشيخ كي جدتي تمشطلي شعري