“Landlord”, “Landlords” in Tunisian Arabic

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

(m) Mallek

(f) Malleka

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

 ملاّك (m)

ملاّكة (f)

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

Malleka

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

ملاّكة

Listen to these three words pronounced (audio)

 

Examples in sentences or statements

 
“He is my landlord.”

Heka lmallek mta3 dari.

.هاكا الملاّك متع داري

 
“That couple is the landlords.”

El couple heka houma lmalleka.

.الكوبل هاكا هوما الملاّكة

 
“We need to pay the landlord tomorrow.”

(m) Lezemna nkhallsou lmallek ghodwa.

(f) Lezemna nkhallsou lmalleka ghodwa.

.لازمنا نخلّصو الملاّك غدوة (m)

.لازمنا نخلّصو الملاّكة غدوة (f)

 
“Our landlord needs to fix some things at our house.”

(m) El mallek mte3na lezmou ysalla7 chwaya 7ajet fi darna.

(f) El malleka mte3na lezemha tsalla7 chwaya 7ajet fi darna.

.الملاّك متاعنا لازمو يصلّح شوية حاجات في دارنا (m)

.الملاّكة متاعنا لازمها تصلّح شوية حاجات في دارنا (f)

 
“I am the landlord.”

(m) Ena lmallek.

(f) Ena lmalleka.

.أنا الملاّك (m)

.أنا الملاّكة (f)