“Rules” (judicial) (third-person) in Tunisian Arabic

In Tunisian Arabic, “Rules” (the verb, in a judicial context, in the third-person participle) is written using the Latin script as:

(m) Yo7kom

(f) To7kom

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

 يحكم (m)

 تحكم (f)

Listen to these two words pronounced (audio)

 

Examples in sentences or statements

 
“She rules fairly.”

Hiya to7kom b 3adl.

.هيّ تحكم بعدل

 
“He usually rules in favor of the tenants.”

Houa mokther lwa9t yo7kom l sale7 essoken.

.هو مكثر الوقت يحكم لصالح السكّان

 
“The committee rules about 15 cases per week.”

Ellajna to7kom ta9riban 5mastach 9adhiya fel jom3a.

.اللّجنة تحكم تقريبا خمسطاش قضيّة في الجمعة

 
“He rules by always citing past cases.”

Dima yo7kom men montala9 el 9adhaya l 9dom.

.ديما يحكم من منطلق القضايا القدم

 
“The committee chair always rules while standing.”

(m) Ra2is ellajna dima yo7kom w houa we9ef.

(f) Ra2iset ellajna dima to7kom w hiya we9fa.

.رئيس اللّجنة ديما يحكم و هو واقف (m)

.رئيسة اللّجنة ديما تحكم و هيّ واقفة (f)