 “lit” (Language) In English In transliterated Tounsi بالتونسي  “lit”(in English)      lit, shining                                                                           مُوقْدَة                          mouw9da  There is a fire lit outside.             نار مُوقْدَة البرّا nr mouw9da lbrra                                           to be illuminated, lit up, shine                                                                           ضْوَى                          dhwaa  His face lit up.             وجّهو ضوى wjjhw dhwa                                           bright, well-lit                                                    ضَاوِي                          dhawiy  Today your face is very bright.             اليوم وجهك ضاوي lywm wjhk dhwy                                           Things have completely changed, the tables have turned. (lit. "The rim of the couscousiere is turned over.")                                                                           تْقِلْبِتْ البُرْمَة عَالكِسْكَاسْ                          t9ilbit lbourma 3alkiskas  Things have completely changed.             تقلبت البرمة ع الكسكاس t9lbt lbrm 3 lksks                                           to be pathetic, to induce pity (lit. "When you look at him, you say, 'Mercy!'")                                                                           تُخزِرْ تْقُولْ اللُّطْفْ                          tou5zir t9ouwl lloutf  He's so pathetic.             تخزرلو تقول اللطف t5zrlw t9wl ltf                                           sexy, attractive woman (lit. vagina): crass                                                                             زَبُّورْ                          zabbouwr  She's quite the sexy woman.  ملاّ زبور مش نورمال ml zbwr mch nwrml                                           very slim, skinny (lit. "If you blow on him, he'll fall over.")                                                                           تُنْفَخْ عْلِيهْ إطِيحْ                          tounfa5 3liyh 2itiy7  What does that have?  If you blow on it, it falls over.             آش فيه أذايا تنفخ عليه إطيح 2ch fyh 2thy tnf5 3lyh 2ity7                                           He gets angry easily (lit. "Touch him and listen to his noise.")                                                                           تْمِسُّو تَسْمَعْ حِسُّو                          tmissouw tasma3 7issouw  That guy didn't want anyone to criticize him; he gets angry easily.             إسيّد هاذاكا ما يحبّش شكون ينتقدو، تْمِسُّو تَسْمَعْ حِسُّو 2isyyd hthk m y7bbch chkwn ynt9dw, tmissouw tasma3 7issouw                                           He wanted to fix it, but only made it worse (lit. "He came to doctor it but made it blind")                                                                           جَا يْطُبهَا عْمَاهَا                          ja ytoubha 3maha  He wanted to fix it but only made it worse.             جا يطبها عماها j ytbh 3mh                                           to light a fire                                                                           وَلَّعْ                          walla3  Eisam's son lit their house on fire.             وِلْدْ عِصَامْ وَلَّعْ دَارْهُمْ wild 3isam walla3 darhoum                                           cigarette lighter                                                                           ألوم سيغار                          2lwm syghr  He lit it with the cigarette ligher in the car.             شعل بالألوم سيغار في الكرهبة ch3l bl2lwm syghr fy lkrhb                                           stove, burner                                                                           كَانُونْ مْتَاعْ الغَازْ                          kanouwn mta3 lghaz  He lit the little gas fire.             شعل الكانون الصغير متاع الغاز ch3l lknwn sghyr mt3 lghz                                           to be slightly burned                                                                           تَحْرَقْ طَرْفْ بَرْكَا                          ta7ra9 tarf barka  I lit my shirt on fire but I think just a litle bit was burned.             شعلت النار في المريول متاعي أما جاب ربي تحرق طرف بركة ch3lt nr fy lmrywl mt3y 2m jb rby t7r9 trf brk                                           match (for lighting a fire)                                                                           وْقِيدَةْ                          w9iyda  I lit a fire with a match.             شعلت النار بالوقيدة ch3lt nr blw9yd                                           to light a cigarette                                                                           شَعِّلْ سِيقَارُو                          cha33il siy9arouw  He lit a Krystal cigarette and started to blow smoke on us.             شعّل سيڨارو كريستال وبدا يبوّخ علينا ch33l sygrw krystl wbd ybww5 3lyn                                           to light two candles in the Saint's tomb, visit the saint                                                                           شعّل شمعتين في قبر الولي                          ch33l chm3tyn fy 9br lwly  He lit two candles in the holy man's tomb in Sidi Bilhassen in case the door to prosperity might open to him.             شعّل شمعتين في قبر الولي سيدي بالحسن فمّاش ما يتحل باب إرّزق في وجهو ch33l chm3tyn fy 9br lwly sydy bl7sn fmmach m yt7l bb 2irrz9 fy wjhw                                           stick, branch                                                                           عُرْفْ                          3ourf  He lit a match.             شعل عرف وقيد ch3l 3rf w9yd                                           flame shooter, fireworks                                                                           فْلَامْ                          flam  We lit a firework.             شَعَّلْنَا فْلَامْ cha33alna flam                                           lighter/burner on a stove                                                                           كانون متاع الغاز                          knwn mt3 lghz  He lit the stove burner.             شعل الكانون متاع الغاز ch3l lknwn mt3 lghz                                           fire                                                                           نَارْ                          nar  I lit the fire with a lighter.             شَعَّلْتْ النَّارْ بِالبْرِيكِيَّا cha33alt nnar bilbriykiyya                                           torch                                                                           فْلَامْ                          flam  He lit the torch.  شعل الفلام ch3l lflm                                           to light a hookah pipe                                                                           وَلَّعْ شِيشَةْ                          walla3 chiycha  The server lit the hookah pipe.             السِّرْفُورْ وَلَّعْ الشِيشَةْ ssirfouwr walla3 chiycha                                           oil lamp                                                                           ڨَازَة                          gaza  He lit the oil lamp.             شعل القازة ch3l l9z                                           he's always longing for something (cigarette, hookah, etc.)                                                                           دِيمَا مْحَشِّشْ                          diyma m7achich  He's always craving a smoke; he always has a lit cigarette in his hand.             دما محشش و في يدو سيقارو شاعل dm m7chch w fy ydw sy9rw ch3l                                           to light on fire                                                                           شعّل النّار                          ch33l nnar  He lit the fire to cook the meal.             شعّل إنّار باش يطيّب لفطور ch33l 2innar bch ytyyb lftwr                                           to light, shine, turn on                                                                           شَعِّلْ                          cha33il  He lit the little charcoal fire to barbeque fish on it.             شعّل إلكانون باش يشوي فوقو إلْحوت ch33l 2ilknwn bch ychwy fw9w 2il7wt                                           to set on fire                                                                           شْعِلْ                          ch3il  He lit the stove with a match.             إلْڨاز شعِل بالوقيد 2ilgz ch3il blw9yd                                           to burn with a cigarette butt                                                                           كْوَاهْ بِالبُونْتَةْ                          kwah bilbouwnta  Hamza lit a cigarette by burning it with a cigarette butt.             حَمزَه شَعِّلْ سِيقَارُو و كْوَاهْ بِالبُونْتَةْ 7amzah cha33il siy9arouw w kwah bilbouwnta                                           to cause to catch on fire, light                                                                           لَهِّبْ                          lahhib  My son lit the curtain on fire.             وِلْدِي لَهِّبْ الرِّيدُو wildiy lahhib rriydouw                                           pieces of wood heated underground to make coal                                                                           مَرْدُومَة                          mardouwma  The woodcutter lit the pieces of wood heated underground to make coal.             الحَطَّابَا شَعْلُو المَرْدُومَة l7attaba cha3louw lmardouwma