“Pig”, “Pigs” in Tunisian Arabic

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

(m) 7alouf

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

حلَوف (m)

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

7lelef

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

حلالف

Listen to these two words pronounced (audio)

 

Examples in sentences or statements

 
“I don’t eat pig.”

Ma nekelch el 7alouf.

.ما ناكلش الحلَوف

 
“That’s a pig farm.”

Adhika firma mta3 7alouf.

.أذيكا فيرما متع حلَوف

 
“Pigs are proverbially pink.”

7lelef lounhom rose.

.الحلالف لونهم روز

 
“There are some wild pigs in this area.”

Fama 7lelef bareya fel blassa hedhi.

.فمَا حلالف بريَة في البلاصة هاذي

 
“I went to high school with someone who had a pet pig.”

Fel lycée ken m3aya chkoun mrobi 7alouf.

.فب الليسي كان معايا شكون مربي حلَوف