boul بول

Tunisian Derja · noun

“boul” (بول) is a noun in Tunisian Derja meaning urine.

Meanings

1. urine

Usage

Boul is the common, neutral term for urine. You hear it at the doctor's, at the lab ("ta7lil boul", urine test) and when talking about children. The related verb is bel, ybul (to urinate). The word is not vulgar in itself, but it remains crude, and more discreet turns of phrase are preferred in company. Beware of homographs in Arabic script: the same spelling can transcribe the French "boule" or other borrowed words, which you have to identify from context.

Example

How to write it in Latin letters

In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “boul” but also “bol”, “bawl” and “boule”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.

Type “boul” on the Arabic keyboard