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)

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

تونس • (?) V (non-past يَتَوَنَّس)

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

Malay

Noun

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

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 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.nis]

 

• (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 • (Tunes)

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

Related terms

• تونسی (tunesi)