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 Governorate, one of the 24 governorates of Tunisia, which includes the capital.


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)


Sahel

From Arabic سَاحِل (sāḥil, “border of the desert”).

bor

administrative region
administrative region

An administrative region of Tunisia, in the central east part of the country.


Carthage

From Middle French Carthage, from Latin Carthāgō, from Phoenician 𐤒𐤓𐤕-𐤇𐤃𐤔𐤕 (qrt-ḥdšt), possibly via Etruscan *𐌂𐌀𐌓𐌈𐌀𐌆𐌀 (*carθaza), from 𐤒𐤓𐤕 (qrt, “city”) + 𐤇𐤃𐤔𐤕 (ḥdšt, “new”) as distinguished from the colonists' mother city of Tyre. More at Carthāgō.

1594, Christopher Marlowe, The Tragedie of Dido Queene of Carthage

(historical) An ancient city in North Africa, in modern Tunisia.


Carthage

Carthage (an ancient city in North Africa, in 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.


Καρχηδών

grc-proper noun

Καρχηδών • (Karkhēdṓn) f (genitive Καρχηδόνος); third declension

Karkhēdṓn (romanization)
Καρχηδόνος (genitive)
ἡ Καρχηδών (nominative singular)
τῆς Καρχηδόνος (genitive singular)
τῇ Καρχηδόνῐ (dative singular)
τὴν Καρχηδόνᾰ (accusative singular)
Καρχηδών (singular vocative)

Greek: Καρχηδόνα (Karchidóna)

→ Latin: Carchēdōn

Likely borrowed from unattested Phoenician *𐤊𐤓𐤊-𐤇𐤃𐤔𐤕 (*krk-ḥdšt, “new city”) (cf. Aramaic כַּרְכָא, Hebrew כְּרַךְ), variant of 𐤒𐤓𐤕-𐤇𐤃𐤔𐤕 (qrt-ḥdšt), hence doublet of Χαλκηδών (Khalkēdṓn, “Chalcedon”).

cog

Aramaic כַּרְכָא

Hebrew כְּרַךְ


Ἰτύκη

grc-proper noun

Ἰτύκη • (Itúkē) f (genitive Ἰτύκης); first declension

Itúkē (romanization)
Ἰτύκης (genitive)
ἡ Ἰτύκη (nominative singular)
τῆς Ἰτύκης (genitive singular)
τῇ Ἰτύκῃ (dative singular)
τὴν Ἰτύκην (accusative singular)
Ἰτύκη (singular vocative)

Greek: Ιτύκη (Itýki)

Utica (an ancient city and Phoenician colony on the African coast near Carthage in modern Bizerte Governorate, Tunisia).


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


Karthago

de-proper noun

Karthago n (proper noun, genitive Karthagos or (optionally with an article) Karthago)

Karthagos (genitive)
Karthago (genitive with-article)


Karthago

la-proper noun

Karthāgō f sg (genitive Karthāginis); third declension

Karthāgō (canonical feminine singular)
Karthāginis (genitive)
Karthāgō (nominative singular)
Karthāginis (genitive singular)
Karthāginī (dative singular)
Karthāginem (accusative singular)
Karthāgine (ablative singular)
Karthāgō (singular vocative)
Karthāginī (locative singular)
Karthāgine (locative singular)

[kärˈt̪ʰäːɡoː]

[kärˈt̪äːɡo]

From Phoenician 𐤒𐤓𐤕-𐤇𐤃𐤔𐤕 (qrt-ḥdšt, “New City”).

der

Urbs antīqua fuit (Tyriī tenuēre colōnī):
Karthāgō, Ītaliam contrā Tiberīnaque longē

There was an ancient city (Tyrian colonists held [it]):
Carthage, opposite Italy and far from the Tiber River’s
mouth, rich in wealth and ruthless in the pursuits of war.
(Note that this use of “tenuere” is a syncopated or abbreviated form of the verb “tenuerunt.” See: Carthage; Tyre, Lebanon.)

ōstia, dīves opum studiīsque asperrima bellī.

(Classical Latin) Alternative spelling of Carthāgō


Kartagina

Kartagina (nominative singular)
Kartaginy (genitive singular)
Kartaginie (dative singular)
Kartaginę (accusative singular)
Kartaginą (instrumental singular)
Kartaginie (locative singular)
Kartagino (singular vocative)


Kartagina

Kartȃgina (canonical feminine)
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Kartágina (nominative singular)
Kartágine (genitive singular)
Kartágini (dative singular)
Kartágino (accusative singular)
Kartágini (locative singular)
Kartágino (instrumental singular)


Կարթագեն

head

Կարթագեն • (Kartʻagen)

hy-proper noun

Կարթագեն • (Kartʻagen)

Kartʻagen (romanization)
Կարթագեն (nominative singular singular-only)
Կարթագենի (dative singular singular-only)
Կարթագենից (ablative singular singular-only)
Կարթագենով (instrumental singular singular-only)
Կարթագենում (locative singular singular-only)
Կարթագենը (definite nominative singular singular-only)
Կարթագենն (definite nominative singular singular-only)
Կարթագենին (dative definite singular singular-only)
Կարթագենս (first-person nominative possessive singular singular-only)
Կարթագենիս (dative first-person possessive singular singular-only)
Կարթագենիցս (ablative first-person possessive singular singular-only)
Կարթագենովս (first-person instrumental possessive singular singular-only)
Կարթագենումս (first-person locative possessive singular singular-only)
Կարթագենդ (nominative possessive second-person singular singular-only)
Կարթագենիդ (dative possessive second-person singular singular-only)
Կարթագենիցդ (ablative possessive second-person singular singular-only)
Կարթագենովդ (instrumental possessive second-person singular singular-only)
Կարթագենումդ (locative possessive second-person singular singular-only)

hy-decl-noun-unc

Կարթագենը/Կարթագենն

Կարթագենները/Կարթագեններն

Կարթագենների

Կարթագեններին

Կարթագեններից

Կարթագեններով

Կարթագեններում

Կարթագեններս

Կարթագեններիս

Կարթագեններիցս

Կարթագեններովս

Կարթագենումս

Կարթագեններումս

Կարթագեններդ

Կարթագեններիդ

Կարթագեններիցդ

Կարթագեններովդ

Կարթագենումդ

Կարթագեններումդ

/kɑɾtʰɑˈɡen/

[ɡɑɾtʰɑkʰén]


תוניס

he-proper noun

תּוּנִיס • (tunis) f

תּוּנִיס (canonical)
tunis (romanization)


Тунис

bg-proper noun

Ту́нис • (Túnis) m


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)


Карфаген

Карфаге́н • (Karfagén) m inan (genitive Карфаге́на)

Карфаге́н (canonical)
Karfagén (romanization)
Карфаге́на (genitive)
Карфаге́н (nominative singular)
Карфаге́на (genitive singular)
Карфаге́ну (dative singular)
Карфаге́н (accusative singular)
Карфаге́ном (instrumental singular)
Карфаге́не (prepositional singular)

Карѳаге́нъ — Pre-reform orthography (1918)


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)


Kartago

Kartago (absolutive indefinite)
Kartagok (ergative indefinite)
Kartagori (dative indefinite)
Kartagoren (genitive indefinite)
Kartagorekin (comitative indefinite)
Kartagorengatik (causative indefinite)
Kartagorentzat (benefactive indefinite)
Kartagoz (indefinite instrumental)
Kartagon (indefinite inessive)
Kartagoko (indefinite locative)
Kartagora (allative indefinite)
Kartagoraino (indefinite terminative)
Kartagorantz (directive indefinite)
Kartagorako (destinative indefinite)
Kartagotik (ablative indefinite)
Kartagorik (indefinite partitive)
Kartagotzat (indefinite prolative)


Kartago

Kartago (nominative singular)
Kartago (accusative nominative singular)
Kartagon (accusative genitive singular)
Kartagon (genitive singular)
Kartagoa (partitive singular)
Kartagossa (inessive singular)
Kartagosta (elative singular)
Kartagoon (illative singular)
Kartagolla (adessive singular)
Kartagolta (ablative singular)
Kartagolle (allative singular)
Kartagona (essive singular)
Kartagoksi (singular translative)
Kartagotta (abessive singular)
See the possessive forms below. (comitative)
Kartagoni (nominative singular)
Kartagoni (accusative nominative singular)
Kartagoni (accusative genitive singular)
Kartagoni (genitive singular)
Kartagoani (partitive singular)
Kartagossani (inessive singular)
Kartagostani (elative singular)
Kartagooni (illative singular)
Kartagollani (adessive singular)
Kartagoltani (ablative singular)
Kartagolleni (allative singular)
Kartagonani (essive singular)
Kartagokseni (singular translative)
Kartagottani (abessive singular)
Kartagosi (nominative singular)
Kartagosi (accusative nominative singular)
Kartagosi (accusative genitive singular)
Kartagosi (genitive singular)
Kartagoasi (partitive singular)
Kartagossasi (inessive singular)
Kartagostasi (elative singular)
Kartagoosi (illative singular)
Kartagollasi (adessive singular)
Kartagoltasi (ablative singular)
Kartagollesi (allative singular)
Kartagonasi (essive singular)
Kartagoksesi (singular translative)
Kartagottasi (abessive singular)
Kartagomme (nominative singular)
Kartagomme (accusative nominative singular)
Kartagomme (accusative genitive singular)
Kartagomme (genitive singular)
Kartagoamme (partitive singular)
Kartagossamme (inessive singular)
Kartagostamme (elative singular)
Kartagoomme (illative singular)
Kartagollamme (adessive singular)
Kartagoltamme (ablative singular)
Kartagollemme (allative singular)
Kartagonamme (essive singular)
Kartagoksemme (singular translative)
Kartagottamme (abessive singular)
Kartagonne (nominative singular)
Kartagonne (accusative nominative singular)
Kartagonne (accusative genitive singular)
Kartagonne (genitive singular)
Kartagoanne (partitive singular)
Kartagossanne (inessive singular)
Kartagostanne (elative singular)
Kartagoonne (illative singular)
Kartagollanne (adessive singular)
Kartagoltanne (ablative singular)
Kartagollenne (allative singular)
Kartagonanne (essive singular)
Kartagoksenne (singular translative)
Kartagottanne (abessive singular)
Kartagonsa (nominative singular)
Kartagonsa (accusative nominative singular)
Kartagonsa (accusative genitive singular)
Kartagonsa (genitive singular)
Kartagoaan (partitive singular)
Kartagoansa (partitive singular)
Kartagossaan (inessive singular)
Kartagossansa (inessive singular)
Kartagostaan (elative singular)
Kartagostansa (elative singular)
Kartagoonsa (illative singular)
Kartagollaan (adessive singular)
Kartagollansa (adessive singular)
Kartagoltaan (ablative singular)
Kartagoltansa (ablative singular)
Kartagolleen (allative singular)
Kartagollensa (allative singular)
Kartagonaan (essive singular)
Kartagonansa (essive singular)
Kartagokseen (singular translative)
Kartagoksensa (singular translative)
Kartagottaan (abessive singular)
Kartagottansa (abessive singular)

[ˈkɑ̝rt̪(ː)ɑ̝ɡo̞]

From Latin Carthāgō, ultimately from Phoenician 𐤒𐤓𐤕-𐤇𐤃𐤔𐤕 (qrt-ḥdšt).


Cartaig

An Chartaig (canonical feminine)
na Cartaige (genitive)
nominative (indefinite)
Cartaig (indefinite singular)
vocative (indefinite)
a Chartaig (indefinite singular)
genitive (indefinite)
Cartaige (indefinite singular)
dative (indefinite)
nominative (definite)
an Chartaig (definite singular)
genitive (definite)
na Cartaige (definite singular)
dative (definite)
leis an gCartaig (definite singular)
don Chartaig (definite singular)
Cartaig
Chartaig
gCartaig


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)


Cartago

Learned borrowing from Latin Carthāgō, via Ancient Greek Καρχηδών (Karkhēdṓn) from Punic 𐤒𐤓𐤕-𐤇𐤃𐤔𐤕 (qrt-ḥdšt, “new city”).


Cartago

From Latin Carthāgō from Phoenician 𐤒𐤓𐤕𐤇𐤃𐤔𐤕 (qrtḥdšt); see Carthage for more information.


Cartago

Borrowed from Latin Carthāgō from Phoenician 𐤒𐤓𐤕𐤇𐤃𐤔𐤕 (qrtḥdšt); see Carthage for more information.


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)


Καρχηδόνα

Karchidóna (romanization)
Καρχηδόνα (nominative singular)
Καρχηδόνας (genitive singular)
Καρχηδόνα (accusative singular)
Καρχηδόνα (singular vocative)

From Ancient Greek Καρχηδών (Karkhēdṓn), from Phoenician 𐤒𐤓𐤕-𐤇𐤃𐤔𐤕 (qrt-ḥdšt, literally “New City”).


Kartaca

Kartaca (nominative singular)
Kartacalar (nominative plural)
Kartaca'lar (nominative plural)
Kartaca'yı (accusative singular)
Kartacaları (accusative plural)
Kartaca'ları (accusative plural)
Kartaca'ya (dative singular)
Kartacalara (dative plural)
Kartaca'lara (dative plural)
Kartaca'da (locative singular)
Kartacalarda (locative plural)
Kartaca'larda (locative plural)
Kartaca'dan (ablative singular)
Kartacalardan (ablative plural)
Kartaca'lardan (ablative plural)
Kartaca'nın (genitive singular)
Kartacaların (genitive plural)
Kartaca'ların (genitive plural)

From Ottoman Turkish قارتاجه (Kartaca), ultimately from Phoenician 𐤒𐤓𐤕-𐤇𐤃𐤔𐤕 (qrt-ḥdšt, “New City”).


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 Governorate, one of the governorates in Tunisia.


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.


Hadrumetum

la-proper noun

Hadrūmētum n sg (genitive Hadrūmētī); second declension

Hadrūmētum (canonical neuter singular)
Hadrūmētī (genitive)
Hadrūmētum (nominative singular)
Hadrūmētī (genitive singular)
Hadrūmētō (dative singular)
Hadrūmētum (accusative singular)
Hadrūmētō (ablative singular)
Hadrūmētum (singular vocative)
Hadrūmētī (locative singular)

From Ancient Greek Ἁδρούμητος (Hadroúmētos).

Sousse (an ancient city in modern 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)


دقة

Learned borrowing from Arabic دُقَّة (duqqa), from Latin Thugga.

lbor

Dougga (an abandoned town and UNESCO world heritage site in Tunisia)


कार्थेज

hi-proper noun

कार्थेज • (kārthej) m

kārthej (romanization)
कार्थेज (direct singular)
कार्थेज (oblique singular)
कार्थेज (singular vocative)

/kɑːɾ.t̪ʰeːd͡ʒ/

[käːɾ.t̪ʰeːd͡ʒ]


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


Ruspina

la-proper noun

Ruspina f sg (genitive Ruspinae); first declension

Ruspinae (genitive)
Ruspina (nominative singular)
Ruspinae (genitive singular)
Ruspinae (dative singular)
Ruspinam (accusative singular)
Ruspinā (ablative singular)
Ruspina (singular vocative)
Ruspinae (locative singular)

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ῥούσπινα (Rhoúspina), Ῥουσπῖνον (Rhouspînon), from Punic *𐤓𐤀𐤔𐤐𐤍(𐤕) (*rʾšpn(t)).

bor+

Monastir (A town in the province of Africa, present Tunisia)


Cilium

la-proper noun

Cilium n sg (genitive Ciliī or Cilī); second declension

Ciliī (genitive)
Cilī (genitive)
Cilium (nominative singular)
Ciliī (genitive singular)
Cilī (genitive singular)
Ciliō (dative singular)
Cilium (accusative singular)
Ciliō (ablative singular)
Cilium (singular vocative)
Ciliī (locative singular)

Kasserine (an ancient city in modern Tunisia)


المحمدية

ar-proper noun

المُحَمَّدِيَّة

المُحَمَّدِيَّة • (al-muḥammadiyya) f

المُحَمَّدِيَّة (canonical)
al-muḥammadiyya (romanization)
الْمُحَمَّدِيَّة (ar-infl-a definite informal singular triptote)
الْمُحَمَّدِيَّةُ (ar-infl-a definite nominative singular triptote)
الْمُحَمَّدِيَّةَ (accusative ar-infl-a definite singular triptote)
الْمُحَمَّدِيَّةِ (ar-infl-a definite genitive singular triptote)

ar-decl-noun

مُحَمَّدِيَّة

Definite relative noun (nisba) composed of مُحَمَّد (muḥammad, “Muhammad”) + ـِيَّة (-iyya).


Dżerba

Dżerba (nominative singular)
Dżerby (genitive singular)
Dżerbie (dative singular)
Dżerbę (accusative singular)
Dżerbą (instrumental singular)
Dżerbie (locative singular)
Dżerbo (singular vocative)

Djerba (island off the coast of Tunisia)


Hammamet

der

Arabic حمامات

A town in Tunisia, in the northeast of the country.


Dougga

An abandoned town and UNESCO world heritage site in Tunisia.


Matmata

A town in Tunisia, in the south of the country.


Zaghouan

Borrowed from French Zaghouan, from Arabic زَغْوَان (zaḡwān).

Alternative form: Zaghwan


Ajim

A town in Tunisia, on the island of Djerba.


Djerba

From French Djerba, from Arabic جِرْبَة (jirba).


Gabès

A city, the capital of Gabès governorate, Tunisia.

Gabès Governorate, one of 24 governorates in Tunisia.


ⲁⲗⲕⲓⲣⲓⲃⲉⲛ

From Arabic اَلْقَيْرُوَان (al-qayruwān).

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)

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


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.

Jendouba Governorate, a governorate of Tunisia.


Majaz al Bab

A town in Béja governorate, northern Tunisia.


Béja

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

Béja Governorate, a governorate of Tunisia.


Graïba

A town and commune in Sfax governorate, Tunisia.


قفصة

ar-proper noun

قَفْصَة • (qafṣa) f

قَفْصَة (canonical)
qafṣa (romanization)


La Goulette

A municipality and the port of Tunis, Tunisia.


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


𐤀𐤉𐤕𐤍𐤌

ʾytnm (romanization)
ʾī tunnīm (romanization)

شِبْه جَزِيرَة الْمُنَسْتِير
شبه جزيرة المنستير#Arabic

شِبْه جَزِيرَة الْمُنَسْتِير (šibh jazīra(t) al-munastīr) (A peninsula in front of present Monastir, Tunisia, the two halves of which are mapped Île el Oustania and Île Sidi el Ġadamsi)


المنستير

ar-proper noun

الْمُنَسْتِير

الْمُنَسْتِير • (al-munastīr) f

الْمُنَسْتِير (canonical)
al-munastīr (romanization)
الْمُنَسْتِير (definite informal singular triptote)
الْمُنَسْتِيرُ (definite nominative singular triptote)
الْمُنَسْتِيرَ (accusative definite singular triptote)
الْمُنَسْتِيرِ (definite genitive singular triptote)

Superficially Latin monastērium, from Ancient Greek μοναστήριον (monastḗrion), but pending evidence for a particular Christian religious house in the territory, on which the town was founded around the year 796 by هَرْثَمَة بْنُ أَعْيَن الْهَاشِمِيّ (harṯama(t) bnu ʔaʕyan al-hāšimiyy), that association is presumably secondary, one would expect a Punic loan.


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)


قارتاجه

Turkish: Kartaca

Ultimately from Phoenician 𐤒𐤓𐤕-𐤇𐤃𐤔𐤕 (qrt-ḥdšt, literally “New City”).

(historical) Carthage (a former city in 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.


Ghardimaou

A town in Jendouba governorate, north-west Tunisia.


Cartaina

late 9th century, translation of Orosius’ History Against the Pagans
Æfter þǣm þe Rōmeburg ġetimbred wæs IIII hunde wintra ⁊ II, þætte Cartaina þǣre burge ǣrendracan cōmon tō Rōme ⁊ him ġebudon þæt hīe frið him betwēonum hæfden...

Four hundred and two years after the city of Rome was built, ambassadors [from] the city of Carthage came to Rome and proposed that there be peace between them...