“Bear”, “Bears” in Tunisian Arabic

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

(m) Deb

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

دب (m)

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

Dbouba

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

دبوبة

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Examples in sentences or statements

 
“I’ve never seen a bear before.”

3omri ma rit deb 9bal.

.عمري ما ريت دب قبل

 
“Canada has bears in certain parts.”

Canada 3andha dbouba fy blayes mou3aynin.

.كندا عندها دبوبة في بلايص مُعينين

 
“There are no bears in this country.”

Mafamech dbouba fel bled hedhi.

.مفماش دبوبة في البلاد هاذي

 
“I saw a family of bears once.”

Mara chofet 3ayla mta3 dbouba .

.مرة شفت عايلة متع دبوبة

 
“That’s a grizzly bear on TV.”

Deb marron edheka eli fel talvza.

.دب مارون اذاكا الي في تلفزة

 

Related words in Tunisian Arabic

“Wolf”, “Wolves” in Tunisian Arabic

“Lion”, “Lions” in Tunisian Arabic