“Noun”, “Nouns” in Tunisian Arabic

In Tunisian Arabic, “Noun” (the noun, as in the grammatical feature) is written using the Latin script as:

(m) Esm

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

إسم (m)

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

Asme2

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

أسماء

Listen to these two words pronounced (audio)

 

Examples in sentences or statements

 
“Is it a noun or a verb?”

Esm wala fe3l?

إسم ولّا فعل؟

 
“That word is a noun.”

El kelma hedhika esm.

.الكلمة هاذيكا إسم

 
“What is this word as a noun in Tunisian Arabic?”

Chnowa el esm mta3 el kelma hedhi b tounsi?

شنوّا الإسم متاع الكلمة هاذي بالتونسي؟

 
“Those three words are nouns.”

El tletha kelmet hedhom asme2.

.التلاثة كلمات هاذم أسماء

 
“It’s a noun.”

Hedha esm.

.هذا إسم

 

In other Mediterranean languages and dialects

“Noun”, “Nouns” in Greek