تونس

Arabic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tuː.nus/, /tuː.nis/

Proper noun

تُونُس or تُونِس • (tūnus or tūnis) f

1. Tunisia (a country in North Africa)
2. Tunis (the capital city, since 1159, and largest city of Tunisia)
3. Tunis (a governorate of Tunisia)

Declension

Declension of noun تُونُس (tūnus)‎; تُونِس (tūnis)

singular	basic singular diptote
	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	—	تُونُس‎; تُونِس tūnus‎; tūnis	—
nominative	—	تُونُسُ‎; تُونِسُ tūnusu‎; tūnisu	—
accusative	—	تُونُسَ‎; تُونِسَ tūnusa‎; tūnisa	—
genitive	—	تُونُسَ‎; تُونِسَ tūnusa‎; tūnisa	—

Derived terms

• تُونُسِيّ (tūnusiyy)

References

• Wehr, Hans (1979), “تونس”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN

Gulf Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic تَأَنَّسَ (taʔannasa).

Verb

تْوَنَّس • (twannas) V (non-past يِتْوَنَّس (yitwannas))

1. to be entertained (with people)
2. to chat

References

• “تونس” on Living Arabic Project — Gulf Dictionary

Malay

Noun

تونس (plural تونس-تونس or تونس٢)

1. Jawi spelling of tunas.‎

Moroccan Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic تُونِس (tūnis).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tuːnɪs/

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Proper noun

تونس • (tūnes) f

1. Tunisia (a country in North Africa)
2. Tunis (the capital city, since 1159, and largest city of Tunisia)

Derived terms

• تونسي (tūnsi)

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

Ultimately from Arabic تُونُس (tūnus) of uncertain origin.

Proper noun

تونس • (Tunus)

1. Tunis (the capital of modern Tunisia)
2. (historical) Tunisia (a province of the Ottoman Empire)

Descendants

• Turkish: Tunus

References

• Mallouf, Nassif (1856), “Tunis”, in Dictionnaire français-turc, 2nd edition, Paris: Maisonneuve, page 872
• Redhouse, James W. (1890), “تونس”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon‎^[1], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 614

Persian

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /tuː.ˈnis/

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [t̪ʰuː.nɪs]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [t̪ʰuː.nɪs]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [t̪ʰuː.nɪs]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [t̪ʰu.nis]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [t̪ʰuː.nes]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [t̪ʰu.nis]

Readings
Classical reading?	tūnis
Dari reading?	tūnis
Iranian reading?	tunes
Tajik reading?	tunis

Proper noun

تونس • (tūnis / tunes) (Tajik spelling Тунис)

1. Tunisia (a country in North Africa)
2. Tunis (the capital city, since 1159, and largest city of Tunisia)

Related terms

• تونسی (tūnisī / tunesi)