tawes طاوس
Tunisian Derja · noun
“tawes” (طاوس) is a noun in Tunisian Derja meaning peacock.
Meanings
- peacock
Usage
Tawes denotes the peacock, the bird with ornamental feathers. In Tunisia it is known mostly from public gardens, zoos or some country houses. The word is also used figuratively for a vain person who struts about: "ymachi kif et-tawes" (he walks like a peacock). The grammatical gender is masculine. Tunisian pronunciation often shortens the final vowel, hence spellings such as tawes or taws. Neutral register; the word is understood everywhere.
Example
يمشي كيف الطاوس، شايخ على روحو.
yemchi kif et-tawes, chaykh 3la rou7ou.
“He walks like a peacock, full of himself.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “tawes” but also “taous”, “taws”, “tawess” and “tawous”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Type “tawes” on the Arabic keyboard
In Moroccan Darija
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Moroccan Darija, where it means “peacock”; “vain, showy person”: tawes in Moroccan.