Tunis

Borrowed from Arabic تُونِس (tūnis). Further derivation uncertain, but some possibilities are:
* Derived from a Berber root ens "to lie down", tansawt "to pass the night", thus "encampment".
* Related to the Phoenician goddess Tanit.

Tunis, the capital of the above country, with a citadel of eminence, and the fortress of Goletta on the side of a canal, which is the greatest naval and military depot belonging to the bey.

1827, Richard Brookes, “Tunis”, in The General Gazetteer; or, Compendious Geographical Dictionary:

The capital city, since 1159, and largest city of Tunisia.


Tunis

Tunis (The capital city, since 1159, and largest city of Tunisia)


Tunis

cs-proper noun

Tunis m inan (relational adjective tuniský)

tuniský (adjective relational)
Tunis (nominative singular)
Tunisu (genitive singular)
Tunisu (dative singular)
Tunis (accusative singular)
Tunise (singular vocative)
Tunise (locative singular)
Tunisu (locative singular)
Tunisem (instrumental singular)


Tunis

de-proper noun

Tunis n (proper noun, genitive Tunis' or (with an article) Tunis)


Tunis

Tunis (nominative singular)
Tunisu (genitive singular)
Tunisowi (dative singular)
Tunis (accusative singular)
Tunisem (instrumental singular)
Tunisie (locative singular)
Tunisie (singular vocative)


Tunis

Tùnis (canonical masculine)
Ту̀нис (Cyrillic)
Tunis (nominative singular)
Tunisa (genitive singular)
Tunisu (dative singular)
Tunis (accusative singular)
Tunisu (singular vocative)
Tunisu (locative singular)
Tunisom (instrumental singular)


Tunis

sk-proper noun

Tunis m inan (genitive singular Tunisu, declension pattern of dub)

Tunisu (genitive singular)
dub (declension-pattern-of)


Carthago

la-proper noun

Carthāgō f sg (genitive Carthāginis); third declension

Carthāgō (canonical feminine singular)
Carthāginis (genitive)
Carthāgō (nominative singular)
Carthāginis (genitive singular)
Carthāginī (dative singular)
Carthāginem (accusative singular)
Carthāgine (ablative singular)
Carthāgō (singular vocative)
Carthāgine (locative singular)
Carthāginī (locative singular)

→ Dutch: Carthago

→ English: Carthage

→ French: Carthage

→ German: Karthago

→ Italian: Cartagine

→ Portuguese: Cartago

→ Romanian: Cartagina

→ Spanish: Cartago

[kärˈt̪ʰäːɡoː]

[kärˈt̪äːɡo]

From Phoenician 𐤒𐤓𐤕-𐤇𐤃𐤔𐤕 (qrt-ḥdšt), possibly via Etruscan *𐌂𐌀𐌓𐌈𐌀𐌆𐌀 (*carθaza), from 𐤒𐤓𐤕 (qrt, “city”) + 𐤇𐤃𐤔𐤕 (ḥdšt, “new”) as opposed to the colonists' mother city of Tyre. Compare Hebrew קֶרֶת (qeret, “city”), קִרְיָה (kiryah), חָדָשׁ (ḥāḏāš, “new”), Aramaic קַרְתָּא (qartā, “city”), חֲדַתָּא (ḥəḏattā, “new”), Arabic قَرْيَة (qarya, “village”), and Arabic حَدِيث (ḥadīṯ, “new”). Doublet of Carthago Nova, Carchēdōn, and Carthada.

doublet

(historical) Carthage (an ancient city-state and former empire centered on modern Tunisia)


تونس

ar-proper noun

تُونُس or تُونِس • (tūnus or tūnis) f

تُونُس (canonical)
تُونِس (canonical)
tūnus (romanization)
tūnis (romanization)
تُونُس (definite diptote informal singular)
تُونِس (definite diptote informal singular)
تُونُسُ (definite diptote nominative singular)
تُونِسُ (definite diptote nominative singular)
تُونُسَ (accusative definite diptote singular)
تُونِسَ (accusative definite diptote singular)
تُونُسَ (definite diptote genitive singular)
تُونِسَ (definite diptote genitive singular)


تونس

Turkish: Tunus

Ultimately from Arabic تُونُس (tūnus) of uncertain origin.


Tunisz

Tunisz (nominative singular)
Tuniszt (accusative singular)
Tunisznak (dative singular)
Tunisszal (instrumental singular)
Tuniszért (causal-final singular)
Tunisszá (singular translative)
Tuniszig (singular terminative)
Tuniszként (essive-formal singular)
Tuniszban (inessive singular)
Tuniszon (singular superessive)
Tunisznál (adessive singular)
Tuniszba (illative singular)
Tuniszra (singular sublative)
Tuniszhoz (allative singular)
Tuniszból (elative singular)
Tuniszról (delative singular)
Tunisztól (ablative singular)
Tuniszé (singular)
Tuniszéi (singular)
Tuniszom (first-person possessed-single possessive singular)
Tuniszod (possessed-single possessive second-person singular)
Tunisza (possessed-single possessive singular third-person)
Tuniszunk (first-person plural possessed-single possessive)
Tuniszotok (plural possessed-single possessive second-person)
Tuniszuk (plural possessed-single possessive third-person)


Թունիս

head

Թունիս • (Tʻunis)

hy-proper noun

Թունիս • (Tʻunis)

Tʻunis (romanization)
Թունիս (nominative singular singular-only)
Թունիսի (dative singular singular-only)
Թունիսից (ablative singular singular-only)
Թունիսով (instrumental singular singular-only)
Թունիսում (locative singular singular-only)
Թունիսը (definite nominative singular singular-only)
Թունիսն (definite nominative singular singular-only)
Թունիսին (dative definite singular singular-only)
Թունիսս (first-person nominative possessive singular singular-only)
Թունիսիս (dative first-person possessive singular singular-only)
Թունիսիցս (ablative first-person possessive singular singular-only)
Թունիսովս (first-person instrumental possessive singular singular-only)
Թունիսումս (first-person locative possessive singular singular-only)
Թունիսդ (nominative possessive second-person singular singular-only)
Թունիսիդ (dative possessive second-person singular singular-only)
Թունիսիցդ (ablative possessive second-person singular singular-only)
Թունիսովդ (instrumental possessive second-person singular singular-only)
Թունիսումդ (locative possessive second-person singular singular-only)

hy-decl-noun-unc

Թունիսը/Թունիսն

Թունիսները/Թունիսներն

Թունիսներում

Թունիսներիցս

Թունիսներովս

Թունիսներումս

Թունիսներիցդ

Թունիսներովդ

Թունիսներումդ


תוניס

he-proper noun

תּוּנִיס • (tunis) f

תּוּנִיס (canonical)
tunis (romanization)


Тунис

bg-proper noun

Ту́нис • (Túnis) m


Тунис

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Тунис

mk-proper noun

Тунис • (Tunis) m (relational adjective туниски)

Tunis (romanization)
туниски (adjective relational)


Тунис

ru-proper noun+

Туни́с • (Tunís) m inan (genitive Туни́са, relational adjective туни́сский)

Туни́с (canonical)
Tunís (romanization)
Туни́са (genitive)
туни́сский (adjective relational)
Туни́с (nominative singular)
Туни́са (genitive singular)
Туни́су (dative singular)
Туни́с (accusative singular)
Туни́сом (instrumental singular)
Туни́се (prepositional singular)


Тунис

Ту̀нис (canonical masculine)
Tùnis (romanization)
Тунис (nominative singular)
Туниса (genitive singular)
Тунису (dative singular)
Тунис (accusative singular)
Тунису (singular vocative)
Тунису (locative singular)
Тунисом (instrumental singular)


Тунис

Tunis (romanization)
spelling تونس (Persian)


突尼斯

/tʰu⁵⁵ ni³⁵ sz̩⁵⁵/

/tʰu³⁵ ni³⁵ sz̩⁵⁵/

/tɐt̚² nei̯²¹ siː⁵⁵/

/tut̚²⁴⁻² nĩ²⁴⁻²² sɯ³³/

/tut̚¹²¹⁻²¹ nĩ¹³⁻²² su⁴⁴/

/tut̚⁴⁻³² nĩ²⁴⁻²² su⁴⁴/

/tʰu⁵⁵ ni³⁵ sz̩⁵⁵/

/tʰu³⁵ ni³⁵ sz̩⁵⁵/

/tɐt̚² nei̯²¹ siː⁵⁵/

/tut̚²⁴⁻² nĩ²⁴⁻²² sɯ³³/

/tut̚¹²¹⁻²¹ nĩ¹³⁻²² su⁴⁴/

/tut̚⁴⁻³² nĩ²⁴⁻²² su⁴⁴/

(～城, ～市) Tunis (The capital city, since 1159, and largest city of Tunisia)


Tunus

Tunus (nominative singular)
Tunus'u (accusative singular)
Tunus'a (dative singular)
Tunus'ta (locative singular)
Tunus'tan (ablative singular)
Tunus'un (genitive singular)
Tunus'um (first-person singular)
Tunuslarım (first-person singular)
Tunus'larım (first-person singular)
Tunus'un (second-person singular)
Tunusların (second-person singular)
Tunus'ların (second-person singular)
Tunus'u (singular third-person)
Tunusları (singular third-person)
Tunus'ları (singular third-person)
Tunus'umuz (first-person plural)
Tunuslarımız (first-person plural)
Tunus'larımız (first-person plural)
Tunus'unuz (plural second-person)
Tunuslarınız (plural second-person)
Tunus'larınız (plural second-person)
Tunus'u (plural third-person)
Tunusları (plural third-person)
Tunus'ları (plural third-person)


ტუნისი

ṭunisi (romanization)
ტუნისი (nominative singular)
ტუნისმა (ergative singular)
ტუნისს (dative singular)
ტუნისს (dative singular)
ტუნისსაs) (dative singular)
ტუნისსაsa) (dative singular)
ტუნისის (genitive singular)
ტუნისის (genitive singular)
ტუნისისაs) (genitive singular)
ტუნისისაsa) (genitive singular)
ტუნისით (instrumental singular)
ტუნისით (instrumental singular)
ტუნისითაt) (instrumental singular)
ტუნისითაta) (instrumental singular)
ტუნისად (adverbial singular)
ტუნისად (adverbial singular)
ტუნისადაd) (adverbial singular)
ტუნისადაda) (adverbial singular)
ტუნისო (singular vocative)
-ზე
ტუნისზე (singular)
-თან
ტუნისთან (singular)
-ში
ტუნისში (singular)
-ვით
ტუნისივით (singular)
-თვის
ტუნისისთვის (singular)
-ებრ
ტუნისისებრ (singular)
-კენ
ტუნისისკენ (singular)
-გან
ტუნისისგან (singular)
-ადმი
ტუნისისადმი (singular)
-დან
ტუნისიდან (singular)
-ურთ
ტუნისითურთ (singular)
-მდე
ტუნისამდე (singular)


Neapolis

From Latin Neapolis, from Ancient Greek Νεάπολις (Neápolis), from νέα (néa, “new”) + πόλις (pólis, “city”). Equivalent to neo- + -polis. Doublet of Nabeul, Nablus, Naples, and Neapoli.

doublet

(historical) Former name of Nabeul, a port city on the Cap Bon Peninsula in Tunisia.


Tunes

(Portugal) Tunis (the capital city of Tunisia)


Kasserine

Borrowed from French Kasserine, from Tunisian Arabic ڨصْرِين (gasrīn), from Arabic قَصْرَيْنِ (qaṣrayni), accusative of قَصْرَانِ (qaṣrāni, “two forts”).


Sfax

Borrowed from French Sfax, from Tunisian Arabic صفاقس (ṣfāqis), from Arabic صَفاقِس (ṣafāqis).

On a recent afternoon in the Tunisian coastal city of Sfax, as shoppers hurried around a market buying food and drink for that evening’s iftar meal, a small group of men from sub-Saharan Africa gathered near a stall selling phone accessories.

2023 March 30, Simon Speakman Cordall, “Tunisian morgue overflows as more people attempt risky sea crossing”, in The Guardian:


Sfax

de-proper noun

Sfax n (proper noun, genitive Sfax' or (with an article) Sfax)


Nabeul

From French Nabeul, from Arabic نَابِل (Nābil), from Byzantine Greek Νεάπολις (Neápolis), from Ancient Greek νέᾱ́ (néā́, “new”) + πόλῐς (pólĭs, “city, city-state”). Doublet of Nablus, Naples, Neapoli, and Neapolis.

doublet

A city on the Cap Bon Peninsula in Tunisia.


Туніс

be-proper noun

Туні́с • (Tunís) m inan (genitive Туні́са, uncountable, relational adjective туні́скі)

Туні́с (canonical)
Tunís (romanization)
Туні́са (genitive)
туні́скі (adjective relational)
Туні́с (nominative singular)
Туні́са (genitive singular)
Туні́су (dative singular)
Туні́с (accusative singular)
Туні́сам (instrumental singular)
Туні́се (locative singular)


Туніс

uk-proper noun

Туні́с • (Tunís) m inan (genitive Туні́са, uncountable, relational adjective туні́ський)

Туні́с (canonical)
Tunís (romanization)
Туні́са (genitive)
туні́ський (adjective relational)
Туні́с (nominative singular)
Туні́са (genitive singular)
Туні́сові (dative singular)
Туні́су (dative singular)
Туні́с (accusative singular)
Туні́сом (instrumental singular)
Туні́су (locative singular)
Туні́сі (locative singular)
Туні́се (singular vocative)


Tataouine

From French Tataouine, from Arabic تَطَاوِين (taṭāwīn), from Tunisian Berber tiṭṭawin (“springs”).

der

Arabic تَطَاوِين (taṭāwīn)


Kairouan

Borrowed from French Kairouan, from Arabic الْقَيْرَوَان (al-qayrawān), definite form of قَيْرَوَان (qayrawān, “caravan”), from Middle Persian kʾlwʾn' (kārawān); see there for more. Doublet of caravan.

الْقَيْرَوَان


Kairouan

→ English: Kairouan

Borrowed from Arabic الْقَيْرَوَان (al-qayrawān), definite form of قَيْرَوَان (qayrawān, “caravan”), from Middle Persian kʾlwʾn'. Doublet of caravane.

bor+

الْقَيْرَوَان


Gabès

A city, the capital of Gabès governorate, Tunisia.


ⲁⲗⲕⲓⲣⲓⲃⲉⲛ

From Arabic اَلْقَيْرُوَان (al-qayruwān).

der

اَلْقَيْرُوَان


တူနစ်စ်

head

တူနစ်စ် • (tunacc)

my-proper noun

တူနစ်စ် • (tunacc)


Tunisas

Tunìsas (canonical masculine)
Tunìsas (nominative)
Tunìso (genitive)
Tunìsui (dative)
Tunìsą (accusative)
Tunisù (instrumental)
Tunisè (locative)
Tunìse (vocative)


Tunisa

Tunisa (nominative singular)
Tunisas (genitive singular)
Tunisai (dative singular)
Tunisu (accusative singular)
Tunisu (instrumental singular)
Tunisā (locative singular)
Tunisa (singular vocative)


ܬܘܢܣ

aii-proper-noun

ܬܘܼܢܸܣ • (tūnis) f


Jendouba

A city, the capital of Jendouba governorate, north-west Tunisia. Former name: Souk El Arba.


Béja

A city, the capital of Béja governorate, northern Tunisia.


قفصة

ar-proper noun

قَفْصَة • (qafṣa) f

قَفْصَة (canonical)
qafṣa (romanization)


La Marsa

A coastal city in Tunis Governorate, Tunisia.


القيروان

الْقَيْرَوَان

الْقَيْرَوَان • (al-qayrawān) f

الْقَيْرَوَان (canonical)
al-qayrawān (romanization)
الْقَيْرَوَان (definite informal singular triptote)
الْقَيْرَوَانُ (definite nominative singular triptote)
الْقَيْرَوَانَ (accusative definite singular triptote)
الْقَيْرَوَانِ (definite genitive singular triptote)

→ Azerbaijani: Qeyrəvan

→ French: Kairouan (see there for further descendants)

→ Persian: قیروان (qeyravân)

desc

→ Punjabi: قَیرَوان

→ Punjabi: قَیرَوان

→ Urdu: قَیرَوان (qairavān)

→ Uzbek: Qayravon

From the definite form of قَيْرَوَان (qayrawān, “caravan”), from Middle Persian kʾlwʾn'. Literally, “the Caravan”.


قیروان

Borrowed from Arabic قَيْرَوَان (qayrawān), from Middle Persian kʾlwʾn'.


قیروان

Borrowed from Arabic الْقَيْرَوَان (al-qayrawān), from Middle Persian kʾlwʾn'.

الْقَيْرَوَان


قیروان

ur-proper noun

قَیرَوان • (qairavān) ? (Hindi spelling क़ैरवान)

قَیرَوان (canonical)
qairavān (romanization)
क़ैरवान (Hindi)

bor+

الْقَيْرَوَان


Qayravon

Borrowed from Arabic الْقَيْرَوَان (al-qayrawān), from Middle Persian kʾlwʾn' (/kārawān/).

الْقَيْرَوَان


ܢܐܦܘܠܝܣ

aii-proper-noun

ܢܹܐܵܦܘܿܠܝܼܣ • (nēˀāpōlīs) f

ܢܹܐܵܦܘܿܠܝܼܣ (canonical)
nēˀāpōlīs (romanization)

From Ancient Greek Νεᾱ́πολῐς (Neā́polĭs).


قابس

ar-proper noun

قَابِس • (qābis) f

قَابِس (canonical)
qābis (romanization)
قَابِس (diptote indefinite informal singular)
الْقَابِس (definite diptote informal singular)
قَابِس (construct diptote informal singular)
قَابِسُ (diptote indefinite nominative singular)
الْقَابِسُ (definite diptote nominative singular)
قَابِسُ (construct diptote nominative singular)
قَابِسَ (accusative diptote indefinite singular)
الْقَابِسَ (accusative definite diptote singular)
قَابِسَ (accusative construct diptote singular)
قَابِسَ (diptote genitive indefinite singular)
الْقَابِسِ (definite diptote genitive singular)
قَابِسِ (construct diptote genitive singular)

Gabès (a city in Gabès governorate, Tunisia)


صفاقس

صَفَاقِس • (ṣafāqis) f

صَفَاقِس (canonical)
ṣafāqis (romanization)
صَفَاقِس (diptote indefinite informal singular)
الصَّفَاقِس (definite diptote informal singular)
صَفَاقِس (construct diptote informal singular)
صَفَاقِسُ (diptote indefinite nominative singular)
الصَّفَاقِسُ (definite diptote nominative singular)
صَفَاقِسُ (construct diptote nominative singular)
صَفَاقِسَ (accusative diptote indefinite singular)
الصَّفَاقِسَ (accusative definite diptote singular)
صَفَاقِسَ (accusative construct diptote singular)
صَفَاقِسَ (diptote genitive indefinite singular)
الصَّفَاقِسِ (definite diptote genitive singular)
صَفَاقِسِ (construct diptote genitive singular)

Tunisian Arabic: صفاقس (ṣfāqis)

→ French: Sfax

→ English: Sfax

→ German: Sfax

→ Portuguese: Sfax

Sfax (a city in Sfax governorate, Tunisia)


نابل

نَابِل • (Nābil) ?

French: Nabeul

English: Nabeul

desctree

Ottoman Turkish: نابل (Nebil)
Turkish: Nebil


نابل

Turkish: Nebil

From Arabic نابل (Nābil), from Byzantine Greek Νεάπολις (Neápolis), from Ancient Greek νέᾱ́ (néā́, “new”) + πόλῐς (pólĭs, “city, city-state”). Doublet of ناپولی and نابلس.