“Snow” (noun) in Tunisian Arabic

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

(m) Thelj

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

ثلج (m)

(Editor’s note: In Tunisian Arabic, Snow (noun) and Snowy (adjective) are both Thelj / ثلج. For more information, see the IBL page “Snowy” in Tunisian Arabic.)

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Examples in sentences or statements

 
That is snow!

Hedha thelj!

!هذا ثلج

 
There is snow on the ground.

Fama thelj fel 9a3a.

.فمّا ثلج في القاعة

 
The mountains get snow this time of year.

El ajbel fihom thelj el w9ayet hedha kol 3am.

.الأجبال فيهم ثلج الوقيّت هذا كل عام

 
I’ve never seen snow.

3omri ma rit el thelj.

.عمري ما ريت الثلج

 
Have you seen snow?

Ritchi el thelj 9bal?

ريتشي الثلج قبل؟

 

Related words in Tunisian Arabic

“Snowy” in Tunisian Arabic

In other Mediterranean languages and dialects

“Snow” (noun) in Egyptian Arabic

“Snow” (noun) in Turkish
 

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