“Wave” (future) (verb) in Tunisian Arabic

In Tunisian Arabic, “Wave” (the verb, in the future tense) is written using the Latin script as:

(I) Nbaybi

(You) Tbaybi

(You, plural) Tbaybiw

(He) Ybaybi

(She) Tbaybi

(We) Nbaybiw

(They) Ybaybiw

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

نبيبي (I)

تبيبي (You)

تبيبي (You, plural)

يبيبي (He)

تبيبي (She)

نبيبيو (We)

يبيبيو (They)

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Examples in sentences or statements

 
“I will wave.”

Taw nbaybi.

.تو نبيبي

 
“I’ll wave at you when it’s time to come in.”

Taw nbaybilek ki yji lwa9t bech todkhol.

.تو نبيبيلك كي يجي الوقت بش تدخل

 
“Wave to your mom.”

Baybi lommok.

.بيبي لأمك

 
“Wave to your grandpa.”

Baybi ljaddek.

.بيبي لجدك

 
“Kids, wave to your grandparents.”

Ya sghar, baybiw l jadkom w jadetkom.

.يا صغار، بيبيو لجدكم وجدتكم

 
“The server will wave at you when the order is ready.”

El serveur taw ybaybilek ki ta7dhar el commande.

.السارفور تو يبيبيلك كي تحضر الكوموند

 
“She will wave when the the pizzas come out.”

Taw tbaybi ki ta7dhar lpizza.

.تو تبيبي كي تحضر البيتزا

 
“I’ll tell them to wave to their grandparents when we’re driving away.”

Taw n9ollhom ybaybiw ljaddhom w jeddethom ki nebdew nsou9ou.

.تو نقلهم يبيبيو لجدهم و جدتهم كي نبداو نسوقو​