“Bear”, “Bears” in Tunisian Arabic

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

(m) Deb

(f) Deba

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

دب (m)

دبة (f)

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

Dbeb

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

دبب

Listen to these three words pronounced (audio)

 

Examples in sentences or statements

 
“I watched a documentary about bears.”

Tfarajt 3la documentaire 3l dbeb.

.تفرجت على دكيمنتير على الدبب

 
“I’ve seen a baby bear in person before.”

Rit dabdoub 9odemi 9bal.

.ريت دبدوب قدامي قبل

 
“My son likes to collect books about bears.”

Weldi y7eb ylem ktoba 3l dbeb.

.ولدي يحب يلم كتبة على الدبب

 
“How big is a bear?”

9adech kobr l deb?

قداش كبر الدب؟

 
“Bears sleep a lot in the winter.”

L dbeb tor9ed barcha f chte.

.الدبب ترقد برشا في الشتاء