"Safe" (adjective) in Tunisian Arabic

In Tunisian Arabic, "Safe" (the adjective) is written using the Latin script as:

B amen (B aman)

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

بأمان

(Editor's note: Fundamentally, B means "With" Amen means "Peace" or "Security".)

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Examples in sentences or statements

 
"The bird is safe now."

El 3osfour b amen tawa.

.العصفور بأمان توا

 
"You're safe now."

Enti b amen tawa.

.أنت بأمان توا

 
"I feel safe with you."

N7es rou7y b amen ki nebda m3ak.

.نحس روحي بأمان كي نبدى معاك

 
"I didn't feel safe earlier but I do now."

Ma7asitech rou7y b amen 9bila ama tawa ayh.

.ما حسيتش روحي بأمان قبيلة أما توا ايه

 
"I don’t think it's safe to go down the slide."

Fibeli e tza7li9 fi toboggan mouch emen.

.فيبالي التزحليق في التوبوقان موش آمن

 

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