“Dead” in Tunisian Arabic

In Tunisian Arabic, “Dead” (the adjective, in the singular form) is written using the Latin script as:

(m) Mayet

(f) Mayta

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

ميت (m)

ميتة (f)

In Tunisian Arabic, “Dead” (in the plural form) is written using the Latin script as:

Maytin

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

ميتين

Listen to these three words pronounced (audio)

 

Examples in sentences or statements

 
“Is it dead?”

(masculine-based noun) Mayet?

(feminine-based noun) Mayta?

ميت؟ (masculine-based noun)

ميتة؟ (feminine-based noun)

 
“Is he dead?”

Mayet?

ميت؟

 
“How do you know if it is dead?”

(masculine-based noun) Kifah ta3raf eli houwa mayet?

(feminine-based noun) Kifah ta3raf eli hiya mayta?

كيفاه تعرف إلي هو ميت؟ (masculine-based noun)

كيفاه تعرف إلي هي ميتة؟ (feminine-based noun)

 
“The cat isn’t dead. It’s sleeping.”

(male cat) El 9attous mouch mayet. Re9ed.

(female cat) El 9attousa mouch mayta. Re9da.

.القطوس موش ميت. راقد (male cat)

  .القطوسة موش ميتة. راقدة (female cat)

 
(in a movie) “He’s going to touch the body and see if he’s dead.”

Bech ymes el jotha w ychouf idha mayta wala.

.باش يمس الجثة و يشوف إذا ميتة ولا

 

Related words in Tunisian Arabic

“Alive” in Tunisian Arabic