“Cap”, “Caps” (lids) (nouns) in Tunisian Arabic

In Tunisian Arabic, “Cap” (the noun, as in the lid of a bottle) is written using the Latin script as:

(m) Ghta

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

غطا (m)

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

Ghotyen

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

غطيان

Listen to these two words pronounced (audio)

 

Examples in sentences or statements

 
“The cap is on.”

El ghta rekeb.

.الغطا راكب

 
“The cap is tight.”

El ghta makbous.

.الغطا مكبوس

 
“The cap is loose.”

El ghta markhouf.

.الغطا مرخوف

 
“There are three white caps on the table.”

Famma thletha ghotyen byodh fou9 ettawla.

.فمّا ثلاثة غطيان بيض فوق الطّاولة

 
“I’ll take off the cap.”

Taw enna7i laghta.

.تو انّحي الغطا