وتير

Chadian Arabic

وتاير

Etymology

Borrowed from French voiture.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /wa.tiːr/

Noun

وتير • (watīr) f (plural وتاير (watāyir))

1. car

   هو بس النادم القال لي پرکية وتيرة قدام وتيري

   hū bas an-nādum al-gāl lē 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