Lexicon and word definitions
| Lemma | Gloss | IPA | Part of Speech |
|---|---|---|---|
| Almaanie• | Germany | /al.'maː.njə/ | PN |
| Amëreike• | USA, the Americas | /amæriːkə/ | PN |
| Avreil• | April | /av.'riːl/ | PN |
| Breitanie• | Britain, UK | /briː.'taː.njə/ | PN |
| Croaatie• | Croatia | /krɔ.'aː.tjə/ | PN |
| Desombr• | December | /de.'sɔ̃mbr/ | PN |
| Dzeeir• | Algeria | /dzɛːɪr/ | PN |
| Espaanie• | Spain | /ɪs.'paː.njə/ | PN |
| Europpe• | Europe | /œ.'rɔp.pə/ | PN |
| Feivri• | February | /'fiːv.ri/ | PN |
| Fraance• | France | /'frãː.sə/ | PN |
| Hreise• | Harissa | /'hriː.sə/ | PN |
| Itaalie• | Italy | /i.'taː.ljə/ | PN |
| Jaanvi• | January | /'ʒãː.vi/ | PN |
| Juan• | June | /ʒwã/ | PN |
| Jueilie• | July | /'ʒwiː.ljə/ | PN |
| Londre• | London | /'lʊn.drə/ | PN |
| Loşaallah• | Hopefully, May God... | /lʊ.'ʃaːl.lah/ | ID |
| Maars• | March | /maːrs/ | PN |
| Mağreb• | sunset, Morocco | /'maʁ.rɪb/ | PN |
| Meei• | May | /mɛːɪ/ | PN |
| Novombre• | November | /nɔ.'vɔ̃mbr/ | PN |
| Nşallah• | hopefully, May God.. | /'nʃaːl.lah/ | ID |
| Octoobr• | October | /ʊk.'tɔːbr/ | PN |
| Out• | August | /uːt/ | PN |
| Portoĝaal• | Portugal | /pɔr.tʊ.'ʁaːl/ | PN |
| Qartaaj• | Carthage | /qar.'tˤaːʒ/ | PN |
| Qatar• | Qatar | /qa.'tˤar/ | PN |
| Qobrs• | Cyprus | /qʊbrs/ | PN |
| Septombr• | September | /sɪp.'tɔ̃mbr/ | PN |
| Torkie• | Türkiye | /'tʊr.kjə/ | PN |
| Touns• | Tunisia | /tuːns/ | PN |
| akŧr• | more | /akθr/ | AJ |
| amaan• | please (dramatic), I beseech thee | /amaːn/ | ID |
| b• | with | /b/ | PR |
| baanke• | bank | /bãːkə/ | N |
| barke• | bless, enough | /'bar.kə/ | N AJ |
| barra• | Go! | /bar.ra/ | ID |
| barşe• | very, a lot | /'bar.ʃə/ | AJ AV |
| bataate• | potato | /ba.'tˤaː.tə/ | N |
| beel• | mind | /bɛːl/ | N |
| beerk• | to bless, doing no work | /bɛːrk/ | V AJ |
| bees• | to kiss | /bɛːs/ | V |
| beeş• | with which/what, will, so that, because of which/what | /bɛːʃ/ | CJ Q |
| bellaar• | glass | /bɪl.'laːr/ | N |
| berke• | pond, small lake | /bɪr.kə/ | N |
| berrasmi• | for real, seriously | /bɪr.'ras.mi/ | AJ AV |
| besseif• | compulsory, compulsorily | /bɪs.'siːf/ | AJ AV |
| bessleeme• | Goodbye | /bɪs.'slɛː.mə/ | ID |
| bolisíe• | police | /bʊ.li.'sɪ.ɪə/ | N |
| borgdeen• | orange (fruit) | /bʊr.'gdɛːn/ | N |
| bort• | port, harbor | /bʊrt/ | N |
| bortmeen• | appartment | /bʊrt.'mɛːn/ | N |
| bounto• | point, grade, mark, one-upmanship | /'buːn.tu/ | N |
| bouste• | postal office | /'buːs.tə/ | N |
| brek• | to sit doing no work | /brɪk/ | V |
| byd• | the very presence, to [noun]'s control | /biːd/ | N |
| bërke• | the act of sitting doing no work | /'bær.kə/ | N |
| bĝeid• | far, remote | /bʕiːd/ | AJ AV |
| bħar• | sea, beach | /bħar/ | N |
| caar• | bus | /kaːr/ | N |
| carhbe• | car | /'kar.hbə/ | N |
| carni• | medium notebook | /'kar.ni/ | N |
| caíees• | road, street | /kæɪ.'ɪɛːs/ | N |
| caúeel• | Knight (Şkobbe) | /kaʊ.'ʊɛːl/ | N |
| cour• | lesson | /kuːr/ | N |
| creidi• | credit records | /'kriː.di/ | N |
| damm• | blood | /damː/ | N |
| demonstraate• | to demonstrate | /dɛ.mɔ̃.'straː.tə/ | V |
| diamont• | diamond | /dja.'mʊnt/ | N |
| djeeje• | chicken, hen | /'dʒɛː.ʒə/ | N |
| draa• | have knowlegde, possibly know | /draː/ | V |
| draj• | five minutes | /draʒ/ | N |
| dëbbouze• | bottle | /dæb.'buː.zə/ | N |
| eeme• | but | /ɛːmə/ | CJ |
| eene• | I | /'ɛː.nə/ | P |
| ei• | yes | /ɪj/ | IJ |
| el• | the (construct form) | /ɪl/ | D |
| eneise• | (female) elementary teacher | /ɛ.'niː.sə/ | N |
| enti• | you sg. | /'ɪn.ti/ | P |
| entoume• | you pl. | /ɪn.'tuː.mə/ | P |
| europpi• | european | /œ.'rɔp.pi/ | AJ |
| f• | in | /f/ | CJ |
| farmt• | reboot (gadgets) | /far.mɪt/ | V |
| feeş• | progressive tense marker | /fɛːʃ/ | CJ Q |
| feeşke• | flask | /'fɛːʃ.kə/ | N |
| fein• | where in | /fiːn/ | CJ Q |
| feişte• | national holiday | /'fiːʃ.tə/ | N |
| felse• | button (technology, garment) | /'fɪl.sə/ | N |
| felëmeen• | Goodbye | /fɪ.læ.'mɛːn/ | ID |
| fibeel• | to [one]'s imagination, to [one]'s thinking | /fi.'bɛːl/ | N |
| franc• | millim, smallest amount of money | /fraŋk/ | N |
| freit• | french fries | /friːt/ | N |
| fëdd• | to be fed up | /fædː/ | V |
| fëllous• | chick | /fæl.'luːs/ | N |
| geeuri• | european (less formal) | /'gɛːʊ.ri/ | N AJ |
| geirre• | War (WWII) | /'giː.rə/ | N |
| glaas• | ice cream, glass | /glaːs/ | N |
| glass• | wardrobe | /glasː/ | N |
| gres• | to feel cold | /grɪs/ | V |
| gri• | gray | /gri/ | AJ |
| guerra• | Europeans | /'gwɪr.rə/ | N |
| gzeez• | shattered or fragile glass | /gzɛːz/ | N |
| heejr• | to emigrate | /hɛːʒr/ | V |
| heeke• | that (ms.) | /'hɛː.kə/ | N AJ |
| heeki• | that (fm.) | /'hɛː.ki/ | N AJ |
| heekoume• | those | /hɛː.'kuː.mə/ | N AJ |
| heeđe• | this (ms.) | /'hɛː.ðə/ | N AJ |
| heeđi• | this (fm.) | /'hɛː.ði/ | N AJ |
| heeđoume• | these | /hɛː.'ðuː.mə/ | N AJ |
| heil• | cardamom | /hiːl/ | N |
| hendi• | prickly pear, indian | /'hɪn.di/ | N AJ |
| hjar• | to desert | /hʒar/ | V |
| hnee• | here | /hnɛː/ | AJ |
| houme• | they | /'huː.mə/ | P |
| híe• | she | /'hɪ.ɪə/ | P |
| húe• | he | /'hʊ.ʊə/ | P |
| jbed• | pull, mention | /ʒbɪd/ | V |
| jee• | to come, to be realized, to sum up | /ʒε/ | V |
| jelaat• | ice cream | /ʒɪ.'laːt/ | N |
| jzee• | to reward | /ʒzɛ/ | V |
| k• | like | /k/ | CJ |
| karme• | fig tree | /'kar.mə/ | N |
| karmous• | fig | /kar.'muːs/ | N |
| keen• | to be, if, only | /kɛːn/ | V CJ |
| keetb• | author | /kɛːtb/ | N |
| keeğt• | piece of paper | /kɛːʁt/ | N |
| ki• | so if | /ki/ | CJ |
| kif• | like | /kif/ | CJ |
| kifeeş• | how | /ki.'fɛːʃ/ | CJ Q |
| kifennek• | what's up with you? | /ki.'fɪn.nɪk/ | ID |
| kifkif• | likewise | /'kif.kif/ | CJ |
| konş• | small size notebook | /kʊnʃ/ | N |
| korraase• | Standard size notebook | /kʊr.'raː.sə/ | N |
| kosksi• | Couscous | /'kʊs.ksi/ | N |
| kounş• | except if | /kuːnʃ/ | CJ |
| kteb• | to write, to be destined | /ktɪb/ | V |
| kteeb• | book, letter | /ktɛːb/ | N |
| ktobbe• | books | /'ktʊb.bə/ | N |
| këlëtous• | Eucalyptus | /kæ.læ.tuːs/ | N |
| l• | to, for | /l/ | PR |
| laac• | lake, lagoon, Lacs | /laːk/ | N |
| lbarra• | outisde, abroad, overseas | /lbar.ra/ | AJ AV |
| lbeeraħ• | yesterday | /lbɛː.raħ/ | AV |
| le• | to avoid the fact that, fear of, or else | /lə/ | CJ |
| lebees• | fine, doing good | /lɛ.'bɛːs/ | AJ |
| lee• | no, -less | /lɛ/ | IJ |
| leil• | night, nighttime | /liːl/ | N |
| lleile• | tonight | /'lːiː.lə/ | AV |
| loutaa• | under, beneath | /'luː.tˤa/ | AV |
| lyoum• | today | /ljuːm/ | AV |
| me yjiş• | this is unacceptable! | /mɪj.'ʒiːʃ/ | ID |
| mee• | water | /mɛ/ | N |
| men• | from, due to | /mɪn/ | PR |
| mneeş• | due to which/what | /mnɛːʃ/ | CJ Q |
| mnein• | where from | /mniːn/ | CJ Q |
| mojeira• | Queen (Şkobbe) | /mʊ.'ʒiː.rə/ | N |
| mongeele• | clock, watch | /mʊŋ.'gɛː.lə/ | N |
| monqaar• | beak | /mʊɴ.'qaːr/ | N |
| motour• | bike, motor engine | /mʊ.'tuːr/ | N |
| mra• | woman, wife | /mra/ | N |
| mreigl• | alright, ok, fixed | /mriːgl/ | AJ AV |
| mteeĝ• | of | /mtɛːʕ/ | CJ |
| mëĝdnous• | parsley | /mæʕ.'dnuːs/ | N |
| mħaarm• | veils | /mħaːrm/ | N |
| mħarme• | veil | /'mħar.mə/ | N |
| mşee• | to go, to walk | /mʃɛ/ | V |
| naar• | fire, misfortune (idiomatic) | /naːr/ | N |
| naqqs• | decrease | /naqːs/ | V |
| nbag• | buckthorn | /mbag/ | N |
| nejjm• | can, to be able | /nɪʒːm/ | V |
| nhaar• | daytime | /nhaːr/ | N |
| orongee• | orange (color) | /ɔ.rɔ̃.ʒɛ/ | AJ |
| permi• | driving licence | /'pɪr.mi/ | N |
| preuv• | proof | /prœv/ | N |
| proof• | professor | /prɔːf/ | N |
| prouve• | to prove, proof | /'pruː.və/ | V N |
| qaars• | lemon, sour, acidic, spoiled | /qaːrs/ | N AJ |
| qadd• | as much as | /qadː/ | CJ |
| qaddeeş• | how much | /qad.'dɛːʃ/ | CJ Q |
| qattous• | cat | /qatˤ.'tˤuːs/ | N |
| qerfe• | cinnamon | /'qɪr.fə/ | N |
| qfel• | to shut | /qfɪl/ | V |
| qofle• | button (garment) | /'qʊf.lə/ | N |
| qraa• | to study, to read | /qra/ | V |
| qras• | to pinch | /qras/ | V |
| qreib• | near, close, nigh, soon | /qriːb/ | AJ AV |
| qronfl• | clove | /qrɔ̃fl/ | N |
| qĝad• | to sit, to remain, to hold still | /qʕad/ | V |
| raa• | to see | /ra/ | V |
| raa-• | past condition marker, [PN] would've been better off... | /ra/ | CJ |
| raajl• | man, husband | /raːʒl/ | N |
| rass• | stuff | /rasː/ | V |
| raí• | King (Şkobbe) | /rajː/ | N |
| reigl• | to fix, to repair | /riːgl/ | V |
| rouħ• | self, soul | /ruːħ/ | N |
| rzein• | demure, mature, well spoken | /rzːn/ | AJ |
| sakraan• | drunken | /sak.'raːn/ | AJ |
| sawwr• | to photograph, to make (money) | /saʊːr/ | V |
| secreito• | reticient, top secret | /sɪk.'riː.tu/ | N AJ |
| seif• | Summer or sword | /sˤiːf or siːf/ | N |
| seiro• | syrup (medicine) | /'siː.ru/ | N |
| senne• | tooth | /'sɪn.ə/ | N |
| sennein• | teeth | /sɪn.'niːn/ | N |
| sfenneerie• | carrot | /sfɪn.'nɛːr.jə/ | N |
| skenjbeil• | Ginger | /skɪnʒbiːl/ | N |
| sker• | to get drunk | /skɪr/ | V |
| sleeme• | safety | /'slɛː.mə/ | N |
| snee• | year | /snɛ/ | N |
| snein• | years | /snːn/ | N |
| sonne• | sunnah | /'sʊn.nə/ | N |
| souri• | syrian, industrialized, processed, French | /'suː.ri/ | AJ |
| ssnee• | this year | /sːnɛ/ | N |
| steehl• | to deserve | /stɛːhl/ | V |
| sërdouk• | rooster | /sær.'duːk/ | N |
| taaş• | spot | /taːʃ/ | N |
| tasweire• | picture, photo | /tas.'wiː.rə/ | N |
| taxisti• | taxi driver | /tak.'sis.ti/ | N |
| taxistíe• | taxi drivers | /tak.sis.'tɪːə / | N |
| teei• | tea | /tɛːɪ/ | N |
| teliphoun• | phone | /tɛ.li.'fuːn/ | N |
| tfol• | boy | /tˤfʊl/ | N |
| ti• | heck, rather | /ti/ | CJ |
| tmaatm• | tomato | /tmaːtm/ | N |
| tofle• | girl | /'tˤʊf.lə/ | N |
| trass• | compress | /trasː/ | V |
| trassaatl-• | [PN] was coerced/compelled | /tras.saːt.l-/ | ID |
| tsaawr• | pictures, photos | /tsaːwr/ | N |
| vërfi• | verify | /'vær.fi/ | V |
| w• | and, but | /u/ | CJ |
| waati• | low, despicable | /waːtˤi/ | AJ |
| waqt• | time | /waqt/ | N |
| waqteeş• | when | /waq.'tɛːʃ/ | CJ Q |
| wein• | where | /wiːn/ | CJ |
| wqaf• | to stand up, to stop, to halt | /wqaf/ | V |
| wtaa• | floor | /wtˤa/ | N |
| wële• | or, unless, otherwise | /'wæ.lə/ | CJ |
| ydein• | hands, arms | /i.'diːn/ | N |
| yedd• | hand, arm | /jɪdː/ | N |
| yeeꝁi• | question emphatic marker, "?" | /'jɛː.χi/ | IJ |
| yezzi• | enough! | /'jɪz.zi/ | ID |
| youm• | day (24h) | /juːm/ | N |
| zaĝrour• | hawthorn | /zaʕ.'ruːr/ | N |
| zder• | chest | /zdɪr/ | N |
| zeed• | increase, [verb] more | /zɛːd/ | V |
| zeede• | also | /'zɛː.də/ | AV |
| zeit• | oil | /ziːt/ | N |
| zeitoun• | olive | /ziː.'tuːn/ | N |
| zeitoune• | olive tree | /ziː.'tuː.nə/ | N |
| zhar• | orange blossom, luck | /zhar/ | N |
| ëmeen• | security | /æ.'mɛːn/ | N |
| ënnes• | to have (smone) be with your accompany | /'æn.nɪs/ | V |
| ëħne • | we | /'æħ.nə/ | PR |
| đemme• | protection, custody, care | /'ðɪm.mə/ | N |
| ĝaaun• | to help, to assist, to aid | /ʕaːwn/ | V |
| ĝarbi• | Arab, Arabic, traditional, homemade, Tunisian | /'ʕar.bi/ | AJ |
| ĝle• | about, over | /ʕlə/ | P |
| ĝleeş• | why | /ʕlɛːʃ/ | CJ Q |
| ĝmël• | to do, to use (followed by b) | /ˤmæl/ | V |
| ĝëssleeme• | Hello, Welcome | /ʕæs.'slɛː.mə/ | ID |
| ğaadi• | there | /'ʁaː.di/ | AJ |
| ğodue• | tomorrow | /'ʁʊd.wə/ | AV |
| ħadd• | person, no one | /ħadː/ | N |
| ħamml• | to hug | /ħammːl/ | V |
| ħaqq• | right, amount of money | /ħaqː/ | N |
| ħbaq• | basil | /ħbaq/ | N |
| ħokke• | can | /'ħʊk.kə/ | N |
| ħëbb• | to want, to love, to like | /ħæbː/ | V |
| Şkobbe• | Tunisian Scopa; Shkobba | /ʃkʊb.bə/ | PN |
| şatt• | shore, the sand side of the beach | /ʃatː/ | N |
| şaí• | thing, nothing | /ʃajː/ | N |
| şeef• | to look, boss | /ʃɛːf/ | V N |
| şeiĝe• | shiia | /'ʃiː.ʕə/ | N |
| şekli• | chewing gum | /ʃɪk.'li/ | N |
| şenue• | Chinese (pl.) | /'ʃɪn.wə/ | N |
| şkoun• | who/whom | /ʃkuːn/ | CJ Q |
| şleeke• | flip-flop | /ʃlɛːkə/ | N |
| şnaħweelk• | how are you doing? | /ʃnaħ.'wɛːlk/ | ID |
| şnoume• | what (pl.) | /'ʃnuː.mə/ | Q |
| şníe• | what (fm.) | /'ʃnɪ.ɪə/ | Q |
| şnúe• | what (ms.) | /'ʃnʊ.ʊə/ | Q |
| şoklaate• | chocolate | /ʃʊk.'laː.tə/ | N |
| şouf• | Look! | /ʃuːf / | ID |
| şraab• | alcohol, beverage | /ʃraːb/ | N |
| şroubo• | syrup, concentrated natural based kool-aid | /'ʃruː.bu/ | N |
| ꝁaatr• | because, as | /χaːtr/ | CJ |
| ꝁalla• | let, leave smth. | /'χal.lə/ | V |