“Lock”, “Locks” (nouns) in Tunisian Arabic

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

(f) Kouba

Using the Arabic script, it is written as

كوبة (f)

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

Kweb

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

كوِِب

Listen to these two words pronounced (audio)

 

Examples in sentences or statements

 
“This key is for this lock.”

El mefteh hetha mta3 kouba hethi.

.المفتاح هذا متع الكوبة هذي

 
“Which lock is this key for?”

Amehiya el kouba mta3 el mefteh hetha?

أماهيّة الكوبة متع المفتاح هذا؟

 
“There are two locks on this door.”

Fama zouz kweb fel beb hetha.

 .فمّا زوز كوِِب في الباب هذا

 
“Did the lock open?”

T7allet el kouba?

تحلّت الكوبة؟

 
“How does this door lock?”

Kifech tetsakkar el kouba hethi?

كيفاش تتسكّر الكوبة هذي؟

 

In other Mediterranean languages and dialects

“Lock”, “Locks” (nouns) in Lebanese Arabic