“Centimetre”, “Centimetres” in Tunisian Arabic

In Tunisian Arabic, “Centimetre” (the nouns) are written using the Latin script as:

(m) Santi

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

صانتي (m)

In Tunisian Arabic, “Centimetres” (the nouns) are written using the Latin script as:

Santi

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

صانتي

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Examples in sentences or statements

 
“I am 172 centimetres tall.”

Ena touli mya w thnin w sab3in santi.

.أنا طولي ميا واثنين وسبعين صانتي

 
“I trim at least 2 centimetres of my hair every three weeks.”

Ena n9os 3alla9al zouz santi men cha3ri kol thletha jom3at.

.أنا نقص عالأقل زوز صانتي من شعري كل ثلاثة جمعات

 
“How many centimetres is the side of the square?”

9adech men santi dhel3 el mouraba3?

قداش من صانتي ضلع المربع؟

 
“How long is that table in centimetres?”

9adech toul el tawla heki bel santi?

قداش طول الطاولة هاكي بالصانتي؟

 
“Those ants are about 1 centimetre long each.”

Hedha el nemmel toul kol wa7da santi.

.هذا النّمّال كل وحدة صانتي