“Watermelon”, “Watermelons” in Tunisian Arabic

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

(f) Dele3

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

دلاَع (f)

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

Dele3at

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

دلاَعات

Listen to these two words pronounced (audio)

 

Examples in sentences or statements

 
“That’s a huge watermelon!”

Hedhi dele3a kbira!

!هاذي دلاَعة كبيرة

 
“Would you like some watermelon?”

T7eb chwaya dele3?

تحب شويَة دلاَع؟

 
“She is in the kitchen cutting watermelon.”

Heya fel koujina t9os fy chwaya dele3.

.هي في الكوجينة تقص في شويَة دلاَع

 
“We had watermelon for dessert after lunch.”

3ana dele3 dessert mba3ed el ftour.

 .مبعد الفطور dessert عنَا دلاَع

 
“This café serves watermelon juice.”

9ahwa hedhi tbi3 3asir dele3.

.القهوة هاذي تبيع عصير دلاَع

 

In other Mediterranean languages and dialects

“Watermelon”, “Watermelons” in Lebanese Arabic