“Wall”, “Walls” in Tunisian Arabic

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

(m) 7it

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

حيط (m)

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

7yout

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

حيوط

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Examples in sentences or statements

 
“Four walls.”

Arb3a 7yout.

أربعة حيوط.

 
“There are some nice paintings on that wall.”

Fama rasmet mezyenin 3la heka l 7it.

فما رسمات مزيانين على هاكا الحيط.

 
“What color should we paint the wall?”

Chnou elloun eli lezemna nedhnou bih l 7it?

شنو اللون إلي لازمنا ندهنو بيه الحيط؟

 
“The wall is painted white.”

El 7it madhoun bel abyadh.

الحيط مدهون بالابيض.

 
“The carpenter is going to build a door in this wall.”

E najjar bech yebni beb fel 7it hedha.

.النجار باش يبني باب فالحيط هاذا

 

Related words in Tunisian Arabic

“Building”, “Buildings” (nouns) in Tunisian Arabic

“Door”, “Doors” in Tunisian Arabic

“Room”, “Rooms” in Tunisian Arabic

In other Mediterranean languages and dialects

“Wall”, “Walls” in Egyptian Arabic

“Wall”, “Walls” in Lebanese Arabic

“Wall”, “Walls” in Turkish