Tunisian Arabic Dictionary

An excellent resource to learn Tunisian Arabic and as a collector's piece.

Edited over 98 weeks (from 2023 to 2025), which consisted of an Editorial Advisory Team of seven Tunisians, all having lived in Tunisia for a minimum of 20 years, this dictionary is the largest systemized treatment of Tunisian Arabic in history. Amongst 897 pages of English to Tunisian Arabic (natively referred to as Tounsi) translation content (934 total pages), 4,900 entries consist of both Tunisian Arabic Latin script and Arabic script translations, in addition to, when applicable, one English statement per entry and its translation into Tunisian Arabic in both the Latin and Arabic scripts.
 
What to expect in the book:

• 897 pages of English to Tunisian Arabic translations (934 total pages)
• 4,900 total entries
• Unless unnatural for the principal English word or phrase, every entry has an accompanying statement (nearly 4,900 statement translations available)
• 18 pages of educational articles
• Translations are provided for verbs across all subjects (I, You, You plural, He, She, We & They)
• Gender designations for nouns and adjectives are provided
• All entries and statements are translated in both the Latin and Arabic scripts
• Pre-articles that explain how nouns, adjectives and verbs function
• A behind the scenes article on how this dictionary project started in 2021
• Hundreds of editorial notes for expanded explanations and deeper understanding

 
 Why is there a need for a Tunisian Arabic dictionary?

Tunisian Arabic (also known as Tounsi or Derja) is the native form of communication spoken amongst the over 10 million Tunisians, both domestically and diaspora. But historically, Tunisians have not learned Tunisian Arabic in schools. In the Tunisian public school system, Standard Arabic (also known as Fos7a) is taught first, followed by French, and in modern times, English as an option. As cited in the Ithaca Bound Languages article, "What is Tunisian Arabic?", and in the dictionary, it's thought that Tunisians only began writing their mother tongue down at mass about 25 years ago—with the advent of Facebook and text messaging on phones. Prior to this period, although Tunisian Arabic was the mother tongue and spoken daily by Tunisians, there was never a need to write it down. This Tunisian Arabic Dictionary presents to you Tunisian Arabic in its modern form and is considered the largest systemized treatment of Tunisian Arabic in history. Amongst over 900 pages, you can advance your learning and knowledge of Tunisian Arabic.
 
Specifications:

• • English to Tunisian Arabic translations
  • © Ithaca Bound Publishing (October, 2025)
  • ISBN: #978-1-0698467-0-9
  • 934 pages (897 translation pages)
  • 5.5" x 8.5", hard cover
  • Printed in Canada