“Trims” (third-person) in Tunisian Arabic

In Tunisian Arabic, “Trims” (the verb, in the third-person participle) is written using the Latin script as:

(m) Y9oss

(f) T9oss

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

 يقصّ (m)

تقصّ (f)

Listen to these two words pronounced (audio)

 

Examples in sentences or statements

 
“He trims his dog’s nails regularly to keep them short.”

(male dog) Y9oss dhwefer kalbou b entidham bech yo9o3dou 9sar.

(female dog) Y9oss dhwefer kalbtou b entidham bech yo9o3dou 9sar.

.يقصّ ظوافر كلبو بانتظام بش يقعدو قصار (male dog)

.يقصّ ظوافر كلبتو بانتظام بش يقعدو قصار (female dog)

 
“She always trims her dog’s fur during the summer.”

(male dog) Dima t9oss ch3ar kalbha fel sif.

(female dog) Dima t9oss ch3ar kalbetha fel sif.

.ديما تقصّ شعر كلبها في الصيف (masculine-based)

.ديما تقصّ شعر كلبتها في الصيف (feminine-based)

 
“The gardener trims the bushes every Sunday.”

El jannen y9oss l chojrat kol nhar a7ad.

.الجنّان يقصّ الشجرات كل نهار أحد

 
“My husband trims the bushes in the front yard regularly.”

Rajli y9oss echojrat mta3 ejjnina l 9oddemiya b entidham.

.راجلي يقصّ الشجرات متع الجنينة القدّاميّة بانتظام

 
“She trims the tree leaves from this tree when they grow too long.”

T9oss awra9 echojra hedhi wa9tli yekbrou barcha.

.تقصّ أوراق الشجلرة هذي وقتلي يكبرو برشا

 

In other Mediterranean languages and dialects

“Trim”, “Trims”, “Trimming”, “Trimmed” (verbs) in Lebanese Arabic