twil طويل
Tunisian Derja · adjective
“twil” (طويل) is an adjective in Tunisian Derja meaning long.
Meanings
- long
- tall (of height)
Usage
Twil describes what is long, in space as well as in time: "triq twila", a long road, "nhar twil", a long day. Applied to a person, it means "tall". The opposite is 9sir, which means short or small. The feminine is twila and the plural is twal. In Tunisian, kbir rather means "big", "old" or "important". For a person's height, use twil.
Example
خوه طويل برشا.
5ouh twil barcha.
“His brother is very tall.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “twil” but also “twiil”, “tawil” and “twel”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Type “twil” on the Arabic keyboard
In Moroccan Darija
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Moroccan Darija, where it means “long”; “tall”: twil in Moroccan.
In Algerian Darja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Algerian Darja, where it means “long”; “tall”: twil in Algerian.