 “rains” (Language) In English In transliterated Tounsi بالتونسي  “rains”(in English)      rain                                                    غَيْثْ                          ghayth  The blessing of rain fell.             الغَيْثْ النَّافَعْ هْبَطْ lghayth nnafa3 hbat    rain                                                    مَطَرْ                          matar  The rain is falling hard outside.             المَطَرْ قوي لبرّا lmatar 9wy lbrra                                           doll used in ceremonies/prayer to ask for rain                                                    أمِّكْ تَنْڨُو                          2mmik tangouw  It didn't rain this winter, so kids made dolls to ask fro rain and started singing             الشتاء هذا ما صبتش مطر, ياخي الصغار صنعو أمك تنڨو و بداو يغنيو cht2 hth m sbtch mtr, y5y sghr sn3w 2mk tngw w bdw yghnyw                                           to sprinkle, rain lightly                                                                           تبخنس                          tb5ns  It's raining lightly.             الشتاء تبخنس cht2 tb5ns                                           to rain lightly, drizzle                                                                           بَخْنَاسْ                          ba5nas  It's started to rain lightly.             المطر بدات تْبَخْنِسْ. lmtr bdt tba5nis.                                           the rain stopped                                                                           قَصِّتْ الشْتاءْ                          9assit cht2  The rain stopped.             قَصِّتْ الشْتاءْ 9assit cht2                                           lots of tears, crying like rain                                                    دْمُوعْ كِي الشْتَاءْ                          dmouw3 kiy chta2  At the martyr's funeral, people were crying like rain.             في الجنازة متاع الشهيد لعباد تهبط في الدموع كي الشتاء fy jnz mt3 chhyd l3bd thbt fy dmw3 ky cht2    rain water cistern                                                                           مَاجِلْ                          majil  The cistern filled with rain water.             الماجل تعبا من ماء المطر lmjl t3b mn m2 lmtr                                           Prayers for rain                                                    صْلَاةْ الِإسْتَسْقَاءْ                          sla li2istas9a2  They prayed for rain.             صلاو صلاة الإستسقاء slw sl l2ists92    rain and sun at the same time                                                                           عِرْسْ الذِّيبْ                          3irs thiyb  Look, it's raining while the sun's out.             أخزر عرس الذيب 25zr 3rs thyb    rain (regional)                                                                           نَوْ                          naw  It's raining.             النَوْ قَاعْدَا تْصُبْ naw 9a3da tsoub                                           prayer for rain                                                    إسْتِسْقَاءْ                          2istis9a2  Our imam did prayers for rain today.             الإمام متاعنا ليوم عمل صلاة الإستسقاء l2imm mt3n lywm 3ml sl l2ists92                                           barrel for gathering rain water                                                                           فُسْقِيَّةْ                          fous9iyya  In Kairouwan there are large barrels for gathering rain water.             فِي القِرْوَانْ فَمَّا فُسْقِيَّةْ كْبِيرَا fiy l9irwan famma fous9iyya kbiyra                                           It's sprinkling, raining just a little                                                                           تْنَكِّتْ                          tnakkit  Rain is sprinkling.             الشتاء تنكت cht2 tnkt                                           to sprinkle (light rain)                                                                           نَكِّتْ                          nakkit  It's sprinkling a little.  المطر تنكت بالشوية lmtr tnkt blchwy                                           winter, rain                                                    شتاء                          cht2  People need to buy wool clothing in the winter.             فشتاء لازم إلْواحد يشري مراول صوف fcht2 lzm 2ilw7d ychry mrwl swf                                           finally                                                                           أخيرًا                          25yran  In the end, it rained after all that heat.             أخيرا صبّت المطر بعد السخانة هذي الكل . 25yr sbbt lmtr b3d s5n hthy lkl .                                           if                                                                           إذَا                          2itha  If it rains, we won't play soccer today.             إذا كان المطر تصبّ موش باش نكوّرو ليوم 2ith kn lmtr tsbb mwch bch nkwwrw lywm                                           whirlpool, swirl, big hole                                                                           بَالُوعَة                          balouw3a  When it rains a lot, the whirlpools fill up with water.             وقتلّي تصب برشة مطر، البَالُوعَة تتعبّى بالماء. w9tlly tsb brch mtr, lbalouw3a tt3bba blm2.                                           to get a bad cold, bronchiti                                                                           بَنْطِتْ                          bantit  It rained on Ahlam today and she got a bad cold.             أحلام صبت عليها المطراليوم  لين بنطت 27lm sbt 3lyh lmtrlywm  lyn bntt                                           to end in, result in                                                                           نْتِجْ                          ntij  The heavy rains reesulted in floods.             الامطار الغزيرة نتجت عليها الفياضانات lmtr lghzyr ntjt 3lyh lfydhnt                                           small amount of something much larger                                                                           طَشّْ                          tach  It rained just a little: just a sprinkling.  المطر صبت كان شوية طش طشان lmtr sbt kn chwy tch tchn                                           to result from, to be the cause of                                                                           إنْجَرْ                          2injar  Last Friday it rained a lot and caused floods.             الجمعة إلي فاتت صبّت برشة مطر إنْجَرِّت عليها فيضانات. jm3 2ily ftt sbbt brch mtr 2injarrit 3lyh fydhnt.                                           to get stuck somewhere                                                                           تِحْسَرْ                          ti7sar  He got stuck at work and couldn't get home due to the rain.  تحسر في الخدمة و منجمش يروح بسبب المطر t7sr fy l5dm w mnjmch yrw7 bsbb lmtr                                           snail                                                                           حَلَزُونْ                          7alazouwn  When it rains the snail comes out.             كي تصب المطر يخرج الحلزون ky tsb lmtr y5rj l7lzwn                                           to act very rudely and in a mean way to someone                                                                           تصوقت معه                          tsw9t m3h  Marouen is angry because his friend acted rudely with him; he left him waiting for him for three hours while it was raining.             مروان متغشّش خاتر صاحبو تصوقت معاه , خلّاه يستنى فيه 3 سوايع و المطر تصب . mrwn mtghchch 5tr s7bw tsw9t m3h , 5llah ystna fyh 3 swy3 w lmtr tsb .                                           cloud                                                                           سْحَابَة                          s7aba  God willing it's a rain cloud.  انشاء الله تكون سحابة مطر nch2 lh tkwn s7b mtr                                           windshield wiper                                                                           سْوِي غْلَاسْ                          swiy ghlas  He turned on the windshield wiper as the rain started to pour.             خدم السوي غلاس الشتاء بدات تصب 5dm swy ghls cht2 bdt tsb                                           to become scarce, to dry up (water)                                                                           شح                          ch7  Water has dried up a lot in Tunisia because there isn't much rain.             إلْماء شح ياسر في تونس خاتر ما فمّاش ياسر مطر 2ilm2 ch7 ysr fy twns 5tr m fmmach ysr mtr                                           gutter                                                                           مِيزَابْ                          miyzab  Whenever it rains, the gutters fill up with water.             كل ما تصب الشتاء الميزاب يولي اشرشر بالماء kl m tsb cht2 lmyzb ywly chrchr blm2                                           the past years                                                                           عْوَامْ إِلي تْعَدَّاوْ                          3wam 2iily t3addaw  The past years were a drought and it didn't rain much.             الاعوام الّي تعدّاو جفاف ما صبّتش برشة مطر l3wm lly t3ddaw jff m sbbtch brch mtr                                           floods                                                                           فَيَضَانَاتْ                          fayadhanat  The rain caused floods.             المْطَرْ تْسَبِّتْ فِي فَيَضَانَاتْ lmtar tsabbit fiy fayadhanat                                           overcast, cloudy                                                                           مْغَيِّمْ                          mghayyim  The sky is overcast today; it looks like it's going to rain.             السماء مغيّمة اليوم ظاهر فيها بش تصب sm2 mghyym lywm dhhr fyh bch tsb                                           quantity                                                                           كِمِيَّةْ                          kimiyya  The amount of rain was large throughout the regions of the Republic.             كمية الأمطار كانت كبيرة في كامل مناطق الجمهورية kmy l2mtr knt kbyr fy kml mnt9 jmhwry                                           drop (of water, etc.)                                                                           قَطْرَةْ                          9atra  A drop of rain fell.             هَبْطِتْ قَطْرَةْ  مْطَرْ habtit 9atra  mtar                                           soaked                                                                           مْرَنْخَّةْ                          mran55a  All of my clothes are soaked with rain.             حْوَايجِي لْكُلْ مْرَنْخَّةْ بِالمْطَرْ 7wayjiy lkoul mran55a bilmtar                                           expected                                                                           مُنْتَظَرْ                          mountadhar  It's supposed to rain today.             مالمُنْتَظَرْ تصب الشتا اليوم mlmountadhar tsb cht lywm                                           utility, use                                                                           مَنْفَعَةْ                          manfa3a  The rain that fell is very beneficial to agriculture.             الشتاء إلي صبّت فيها منفعة كبيرة على الفلاحة cht2 2ily sbbt fyh mnf3 kbyr 3la lfl7                                           to get wet                                                                           تبلّ                          tbll  The shirt got wet from the rain.             المريول تبل م الشتاء lmrywl tbl m cht2                                           plastic tarp                                                                           بَاشْ (بلاستيك)                          bach (blstyk)  Put up a tarp because of the rain.             اعمل الباش ع الشتاء 3ml lbch 3 cht2