“Dirt” in Tunisian Arabic

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

(m) Trab

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

تراب (m)

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Examples in sentences or statements

 
“That is a pile of dirt.”

Hedha kods trab.

.هذا كدس تراب

 
“That dirt is being transported to a construction site.”

El trab 9e3ed yethaz lel chanti.

.التراب قاعد يتهز للشانتي

 
“That is a handful of dirt.”

Heki 7afna trab.

.هاكي حفنة تراب

 
“The dirt is wet from the rain.”

El trab tbal bel mtar.

.التراب تبل بالمطر

 
“I stepped in the dirt.”

3fast 3al trab.

.عفست عالتراب

 

In other Mediterranean languages and dialects

“Dirt” in Egyptian Arabic

“Dirt” in Tunisian Arabic

“Dirt” in Turkish