تونس
toonisiya
تونس (toonisiya) is the Urdu word for Tunisia.
تونس is the name of the country, the Republic of Tunisia, used in Urdu.
Meaning: Republic of Tunisia (name)
Which one should you use?
تیونیسیا is a formal version of the name.
How do you pronounce it?
The romanization is toonisiya.
Did you know?
- In Urdu, the word تونس can refer to either the entire country or just its capital city, meaning the context of the sentence is the only way to distinguish between the two.
- The Urdu name تونس is identical to the Arabic name for the country, reflecting the shared linguistic roots of both languages.
- To describe someone from Tunisia, Urdu speakers add the letter ی to the end of تونس to form تونسی, a process of adjective formation similar to adding 'ian' in English.
Examples in context
- تونس ایک خوبصورت ملک ہے۔Tunis ek khubsurat mulk hai.Tunisia is a beautiful country.
- میں تونس کی سیر کرنا چاہتا ہوں۔Main Tunis ki sair karna chahta hoon.I want to visit Tunisia.
- تونس کا دارالحکومت تونس ہے۔Tunis ka darul-hukumat Tunis hai.The capital of Tunisia is Tunis.
Example conversation
Two friends are discussing travel plans at a cafe.
- فاطمہ Fatimaکیا آپ کبھی تونس گئے ہیں؟Kya aap kabhi Tunis gaye hain?Have you ever been to Tunisia?
- عمر Omarنہیں، لیکن میں وہاں جانا چاہتا ہوں۔Nahi, lekin main wahan jana chahta hoon.No, but I want to go there.
- فاطمہ Fatimaتونس کا موسم بہت اچھا ہے۔Tunis ka mausam bohat acha hai.The weather in Tunisia is very good.
- عمر Omarپھر تو ہمیں ضرور جانا چاہیے۔Phir to hamein zaroor jana chahiye.Then we should definitely go.
