“Palm”, “Palms” in Tunisian Arabic

In Tunisian Arabic, “Palm” (the noun, as in the body part) is written using the Latin script as:

(m) Kaff

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

كف (m)

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

Kfouf

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

كفوف

Listen to these two words pronounced (audio)


 

Examples in sentences or statements

 
He traced the lines on his palm.

Howa rsom el 5tout 3al kaff mte3ou.

.هو رسم الخطوط عالكف متاعو

 
Show me your palms.

Warrini el kfouf mte3ek.

.ورّيني الكفوف متاعك

 
The palms of my hands are sweating.

Kfouf ydaya 9a3din yo3r9ou.

.كفوف يديّا قاعدين يعرقو

 
Show me your left palm.

Warrini kaff yedek lisar.

.ورّيني كف يدّك اليسار

 
Touch it with the palms of your hands.”

(masculine based object) Messou b kfouf ydik.

(feminine based object) Messha b kfouf ydik.

.مسّو بكفوف يديك (masculine based object)

.مسها بكفوف يديك (feminine based object)

 

Related words in Tunisian Arabic

“Hand”, “Hands” (nouns) in Tunisian Arabic

“Finger”, “Fingers” (nouns) in Tunisian Arabic

In other Mediterranean languages and dialects

“Palm”, “Palms” in Turkish
 

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