“Soft” in Tunisian Arabic

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

(m) Artab

(f) Ratba

Using the Arabic script, these two words are written as:

أرطب (m)

رطبة (f)

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

Rtob

Using the Arabic script, these two words are written as:

رطب

Listen to these three words pronounced (audio)

 

Examples in sentences or statements

 
“It’s a soft jacket.”

Hedhi jacket ratba.

.هذي جاكيت رطبة

 
“It’s a soft material.”

Hedhi 7aja ratba.

.هذي حاجة رطبة

 
“It is soft.”

(m) Hedha artab.

(f) Hedhi ratba.

.هذا أرطب (m)

.هذي رطبة (f)

 
“The blanket is soft.”

El couvirta ratba.

.الكوفيرتة رطبة

 
“The bread is warm and soft.”

El 5obz defi w artab.

.الخبز دافي و أرطب

 

This word in other Arabic dialects

“Soft” in Lebanese Arabic