“Thorny” in Tunisian Arabic

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

(m) Mchawek

(f) Mchawka

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

مشوّك (m)

مشوّكة (f)

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

Mchawkin

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

مشوّكين

Listen to these three words pronounced (audio)

 

Examples in sentences or statements

 
“Wear gloves to protect your hands from the thorny stems.”

Elbes gwandowet besh te7mi ydik mil aghsan el mchawkin.

.إلبس قواندوات باش تحمي يديك مالأغصان المشوكين

 
“Be careful, that cactus is thorny!”

Rod belek, El sabbara mchawka!

!رد بالك, الصبارة مشوكة

 
“The thorny branches of the shrub scratched my legs as I walked by.”

El aghsan el mchawka mte3 el chjar khabchouli sa9aya w ena met3adi.

.الأغصان المشوكة متاع الشجر خبشولي ساقايا و أنا متعدي

 
“Watch out! These branches are thorny.”

Rod belek! el aghsan hedhouma mchawkin.

.رد بالك! الأغصان هاذوما مشوكين

 
“Carefully cut out the thorny rose stems before you put them in the vase.”

Bi chwaya 9os aghsan el ward el mchawkin 9bel ma t7ot’hom fi vase.

.بالشويا قص أغصان الورد قبل ما تحطو في الفاز

 

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