 “elders” (Language) In English In transliterated Tounsi بالتونسي  “elders”(in English)      elder uncle                                                                           خَالْ الكْبِيرْ                          5al lkbiyr  The elder (maternal) uncle is the oldest of the (maternal) uncles.             الخال لكبير هوّا أكبر واحد في لخوال l5l lkbyr hwwa 2kbr w7d fy l5wl                                           care for the elderly                                                    رِعَايَةْ المُسِنِّينْ                          ri3aya lmousinniyn  The role of caring for the elderly is not very common in the country.             دور رِعَايَةْ المُسِنِّينْ مش منتشرة فالبلاد dwr ri3aya lmousinniyn mch mntchr flbld    elder aunt                                                                           خَالَة الكْبِيرَة                          5ala lkbiyra  The elder (maternal) aunt is the oldest of the (maternal) aunts.             الخالة لكبيرا هيّا أكبر وحدا في الخالات l5l lkbyr hyya 2kbr w7d fy l5lt                                           home for elderly, nursing home                                                                           دَارْ العُجْزْ                          dar l3oujz  Their mother is getting older, so they took her to a nursing home.             أمهم كبرت ياخي هزّوها إلْدار إلْعجّز 2mhm kbrt y5y hzzwh 2ildr 2il3jjz    elderly man                                                                           رَاجِلْ مُسِنْ                          rajil mousin  Older men need to be taken care of.             الرَاجِلْ المُسِنْ يلزمو لهوة rajil lmousin ylzmw lhw                                           older man, elder, respected man                                                                           شاخ                          ch5  My father is a very old man and he needs to be taken care of.  بابا شيخ كبير و لازمو شكون يتلهى بيه bb chy5 kbyr w lzmw chkwn ytlha byh    elder brother                                                                           خُو الكْبِيرْ                          5ouw lkbiyr  Ahmed is Yousef's older brother.             أحمد هوّا إلْخو لكبير متع يوسف 27md hwwa 2il5w lkbyr mt3 ywsf                                           old, elderly                                                    مُسِّنْ                          moussin  Uncle Salah is old.             عم صلاح مُسِّنْ 3m sl7 moussin                                           demon-possessed                                                                           مَمْسُوسْ                          mamsouws  The kid is demon-possessed; you need to take him to an elder to read the Quran over him.  الطفل هاذا ممسوس لازم تهزوه للشيخ يقرا عليه القرأن tfl hth mmsws lzm thzwh llchy5 y9r 3lyh l9r2n                                           they put a curse/magic on him                                                                           مْوَكْلِينُو                          mwakliynouw  They put a curse on the kid; that’s why they took him to the elder to get rid of the magic.  الطفل موكلينو هاك علاه هزوه للشيخ باش ينحلو السحر tfl mwklynw hk 3lh hzwh llchy5 bch yn7lw s7r                                           to take over leadership of a movement                                                                           تزعّم حركة                          tz33m 7rk  Elder Rached took over leadership of the Nahdha Movement.             الشيخ راشد تزعّم حركة النهظة chy5 rchd tz33m 7rk nhdh                                           care, nurture                                                                           رِعَايَة                          ri3aya  The elderly require lots of care.             المسن يحبلو رِعَايَة كبيرة lmsn y7blw ri3aya kbyr                                           old woman                                                                           عْزُوزَة                          3zouwza  My neighbor, the elderly woman, died yesterday.             جارتي المراة العزوزة ماتت لبارح jrty lmr l3zwz mtt lbr7                                           to respect, honor                                                                           قَدِّرْ                          9addir  I respect my elders.             أَنَا نْقَدِّرْ الكْبَارْ 2ana n9addir lkbar                                           example, model, leader, forerunner                                                                           قُدْوَةْ                          9oudwa  Elders are an example to the younger.             الكِبَارْ قُدْوَةْ الصغَارْ lkibar 9oudwa sghar                                           he read quietly                                                                           قْرَى بِصُوتْ خَافِتْ                          9raa bisouwt 5afit  The elder read the Quran in a quiet voice.             الشيخ قرى القرأن بصوت خافت chy5 9ra l9r2n bswt 5ft                                           to read fluently                                                                           قْرَى بِفَصَاحَةْ                          9raa bifasa7a  The elder read fluently.             الشيخ قرى بفصاحة chy5 9ra bfs7                                           board, council                                                                           مَجْلِسْ                          majlis  The board of elders decided not to veto the president.             مَجْلِسْ الشُّيوخْ قَرِرْ رَفْضْ فِيتُو الرَّئِيسْ majlis chouyw5 9arir rafdh fiytouw rra2iys                                           to insult, make fun of, mock                                                                           تْقَبَّحْ                          t9abba7  It's not good to insult your elders.             مش باهي تتقبح في إلي أكبر منك mch bhy tt9b7 fy 2ily 2kbr mnk                                           sermon, exhortation                                                                           مَوْعْظَةْ                          maw3dha  The elder gave a sermon.             الشيخ ألقى مَوْعْظَةْ chy5 2l9a maw3dha                                           to preach, exhort                                                                           وْعِضْ                          w3idh  The elder exhorted the prayer attendees.             الشِّيخْ وْعِضْ المُصَلِّينْ chiy5 w3idh lmousalliyn                                           to honor, respect                                                                           وَقِّرْ                          wa99ir  My son always respects his elders.             وِلْدِي دِيمَا يوَقِّرْ الكْبِيرْ wildiy diyma ywa99ir lkbiyr                                           Europe                                                                           أورُوپَّا                          2wrouwppa  They call Europe the Elderly Continent.             أوروبا يسميوها القارّة العجوز 2wrwb ysmywh l9rr l3jwz                                           Islamic legal opinion, pronouncement                                                                           فَتْوَى                          fatwaa  The elder made a fatwa against music.             الشيخ عمل فتوى ضد الموسيقى chy5 3ml ftwa dhd lmwsy9a                                           to wrap a corpse in a shroud                                                                           كَفِّنْ                          kaffin  The elder wrapped the corpse and lowered it in the grave.  الشيخ كفن الميت وهبطو للقبر chy5 kfn lmyt whbtw ll9br