Tunisia: Glossary |
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Arabic is the sole national language; French is used for official purposes but has no formal status under the Constitution of 1959.
Tunisian definitions: Arabic (transliteration) - French equivalent
al-Iyāla al-Tūnisiyya = Régence de Tunis |
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| al-Jumhūriyya al-Tūnisiyya = République Tunisienne | |
| al-Mamlaka al-Tūnisiyya = Royaume de Tunisie | |
| Bāshā Bāy Tūnis al-Maḥrūsa, Ṣāḥib al-Mamlaka al-Tūnisiyya = Pacha et Bey de Tunis la Protégée [par Dieu], Possesseur du Royaume de Tunis | |
| Bāshā Tūnis = Pacha de Tunis | |
| Bāy Tūnis al-Maḥrūsa, Ṣāḥib al-Mamlaka al-Tūnisiyya = Bey de Tunis la Protégée [par Dieu], Possesseur du Royaume de Tunis | |
| Mamlakat Ifrīkiya = Royaume d'Ifrikiya | |
| Ra’īs al-Jumhūriyya = Président de la République | |
| Ra’īs al-Jumhūriyya al-Mu’aqqat = Président de la République par intérim | |
French equivalents of names as used in official documents: French (original) - Arabic (transliteration)
al-Ḥabīb ibn ‘Alī Bū Ruqayba = Habib Bourguiba |
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| Muḥammad Fu’ād al-Mibaza’ = Mohamed Fouad Mebazaâ | |
| Zayn al-‘Ābidīn ibn Ḥamda ibn Ḥasan Ibn ‘Alī = Zine El Abidine Ben Hamda Ben Hassen Ben Ali (usually referred to as Zine El Abidine Ben Ali) | |
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