“Dill” in Tunisian Arabic

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

(f) Chebt

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

شبت (f)

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Examples in sentences or statements

 
“Do you want dill or salt in your popcorn?”

t7eb chebt ouala mel7 3al garmechi mte3ek?

تحب شبت وإلا ملح عل القرماشي متاعك؟

 
“I like the taste of dill.”

Te3jebni ta3met el chebt.

.تعجبني طعمة الشبت

 
“I don’t like the taste of dill.”

Mate3jbnich ta3met el chebt.

.متعجبنيش طعمة الشبت

 
“My grandma grows dill in her garden.”

“Jadti zer3a chebt fl jarda mte3ha”

.جدتي زارعة شبت في الجردة متاعها

 
“Can you chop some dill?”

Tnajem t9oss chouya chebt?

تنجم تقص شويا شبت؟

 

Other herbs in Tunisian Arabic

“Oregano” in Tunisian Arabic

“Parsley” in Tunisian Arabic

In other Mediterranean languages and dialects

“Dill” in Lebanese Arabic