“Means” (meaning) (third-person) in Tunisian Arabic

In Tunisian Arabic, “Means” (the verb, in the third-person participle) is written using the Latin script as:

(m) Yo9sd

(f) To9sd

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

يقصد (m)

تقصد (f)

Listen to these two words pronounced (audio)

 

Examples in sentences or statements

 
“He means “go straight then turn left”.”

Houa yo9sd ‘kamal f twil w baad dour 3l lisar’.

.’هو يقصد ‘كمل في الطويل و بعد دور على اليسار

 
“She always means what she says.”

Hia dima to9sd chnowa t9oul.

.هي ديما تقصد شنوا تقول

 
“Your father means that he can go pick you up now.”

Bouk yo9sd l houa ynajm yhezk tawa.

.بوك يقصد إلي هو ينجم يهزك توا

 
“She means that she will go to the store first.”

Hia to9sd l hia bch temchi l 7anout 9bal.

.هي تقصد إلي هي بش تمشي للحانوت قبل

 
“This word means …”

L kelma hethi to9sd …

…الكلمة هاذي تقصد