“Ocean”, “Oceans” in Tunisian Arabic

In Tunisian Arabic, “Ocean” (the noun, as in the body of water) is written using the Latin script as:

Mou7it

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

محيط

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

Mou7itat

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

محيطات

Listen to these two words pronounced (audio)

 

Examples in sentences or statements

 
“That is the Pacific Ocean.”

Heka el mou7it el hedi.

.هاكة المحيط الهادئ

 
“That is the Atlantic Ocean.”

Heka el mou7it el atlassi.

.هاكة المحيط الأطلسي

 
“There are several oceans on earth.” 

Fama mou7itat mot3adeda fl arth.

.فمة محيطات متعددة في الأرض

 
“That type of fish is from the ocean.”

Naw3 el 7out heka mel mou7it.

.نوع الحوت هاكة من المحيط

 
“Have you ever swam in an ocean?”

3omt 9bal fi mou7it?

عمت قبل في محيط؟

 

Related words in Tunisian Arabic

“Lake”, “Lakes” in Tunisian Arabic

“River”, “Rivers” in Tunisian Arabic

“Sea”, “Seas” in Tunisian Arabic

In other Mediterranean languages and dialects

“Ocean”, “Oceans” in Lebanese Arabic