“Popular” in Tunisian Arabic

In Tunisian Arabic, “Popular” (the adjective, in the singular form) is written using the Latin script as:

(m) Ma3rouf

(f) Ma3roufa

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

معروف (m)

معروفة (f)

In Tunisian Arabic, “Popular” (the adjective, in the plural form) is written using the Latin script as:

Ma3roufin

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

معروفين

Listen to these three words pronounced (audio)

 

Examples in sentences or statements

 
“This is a popular book.”

Hedha kteb ma3rouf.

.هذا كتاب معروف

 
“Those two actresses are popular.”

Hekom el moumathlet e zouz ma3roufin.

.هاكم الممثلات الزوز معروفين

 
“This is a very popular movie right now.”

Hedha film ma3rouf barcha layamet hedhi.

.هذا فيلم معروف برشا الأيامات هذي

 
“This movie isn’t as popular as it was last month.”

Hedha el film ma3ach ma3rouf kima ken fi chhar eli fet.

.هذا الفيلم معاش معروف كيما كان في الشهر إلي فات

 
“That’s a popular word.”

Hedhi kelma ma3roufa.

.هذي كلمة معروفة