تونس

Arabic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tuː.nis/
• IPA^(key): /tuː.nus/

Proper noun

تُونِس or تُونُس • (tūnis or tūnus) f

1. Tunisia (a country in North Africa)
2. Tunis (the capital city of Tunisia)

Declension

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

Singular	basic singular diptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	—	تُونِس‎; تُونُس tūnis‎; tūnus	—
Nominative	—	تُونِسُ‎; تُونُسُ tūnisu‎; tūnusu	—
Accusative	—	تُونِسَ‎; تُونُسَ tūnisa‎; tūnusa	—
Genitive	—	تُونِسَ‎; تُونُسَ tūnisa‎; tūnusa	—

Derived terms

• تُونِسِيّ‎ (tūnisiyy)

References

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

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Gulf Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic تَأَنَّسَ‎ (taʾannasa).

Verb

تونس • (?) (form V, non-past يَتَوَنَّس‎ (?))

1. to be entertained (with people)

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Malay

Noun

تونس (plural تونس-تونس or تونس۲‎, informal 1st possessive تونسکو‎, 2nd possessive تونسمو‎, 3rd possessive تونسڽ‎)

1. Jawi spelling of tunas

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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 of Tunisia)

Derived terms

• تونسي‎ (tūnsi)

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Persian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [tuːˈnes]
• Vocalised Persian: تونِس

Proper noun

تونس • (tunes)

1. Tunisia (a country in North Africa)
2. Tunis (the capital city of Tunisia)

Related terms

• تونسی‎ (tunesi)