وتير

Chadian Arabic

Etymology

Borrowed from French voiture.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /wa.tiːr/

Noun

وتير • (watīrf (plural وتاير (watāyir))

  1. car
    هو بس النادم القال لي پرکية وتيرة قدام وتيري
    hu bas an-nādum al-gāl le parke watīra giddām watīri.
    he's the guy who told me he parked his car in front of mine.

References

  • Heath, Judith, Mahadi, Mahamat Zene (2021) Lexique Arabe Tchadien-Français[1] (in French), 11th edition, N'Djamena, Chad: SIL Chad, page 152