tlethin ثلاثين
Tunisian Derja · numeral
“tlethin” (ثلاثين) is a numeral in Tunisian Derja meaning thirty.
Meanings
- thirty
Usage
Tléthin is the number "thirty". Tunisian pronunciation often has an è sound (tléthin), and the th is pronounced as in English "think". The counted noun stays singular: tléthin dinar, tléthin sna, "thirty years". For compound numbers, the unit comes first, joined by w: khamsa w tléthin, "thirty-five". In prices, tléthin on its own can imply dinars or millimes depending on the amount involved. So be careful when bargaining. In online writing, the number is often written in digits.
Example
عندو ثلاثين سنة وما زال ما عرّسش
3andou tlethin sna w mazel ma 3arrsech
“He is thirty and still hasn't married.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “tlethin” but also “tléthin”, “tletin”, “tlathin”, “tleithin” and “tlatin”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Its Arabic spelling is not fixed either: you will find ثلاثين and تلاثين, all the same word.