“Sticky” in Tunisian Arabic

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

(m) Yetlesa9

(f) Tetlesa9

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

يتلصق (m)

تتلصق (f)

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

Yetles9ou

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

يتلصقو

Listen to these three words pronounced (audio)

 

Examples in sentences or statements

 
“The material is sticky.”

El 9mech yetlesa9.

.القماش يتلصق

 
“Why is it so sticky?”

(m) Chbih yetlesa9 barcha?

(f) Chbiha tetlesa9 barcha?

شبيه يتلصق بارشا؟ (m)

شبيها تتلصق بارشا؟ (f)

 
“This glue is sticky.”

El colle hedhi tetlesa9.

.الكول هاذي تتلصق

 
“This glue will make it sticky.”

(m) El colle hedha taw t5alih yetlesa9.

(f) El colle hedhi taw t5aliha tetlesa9.

.الكول هاذي تو تخليه يتلصق (m)

.الكول هاذي تو تخليها تتلصق (f)

 
“Is it sticky?”

(m) Yetlesa9 hedha?

(f) Tetlesa9 hedhi?

يتلصق هذا؟ (m)

تتلصق هاذي؟ (f)

 

In other Mediterranean languages and dialects

“Sticky” in Lebanese Arabic

“Sticky” in Turkish