Adjectives in Lebanese Arabic
Adjectives in Lebanese Arabic
| good | mnīɧ | مْنيح | |
| bad | miš mnīɧ | مِش مْنيح | |
| hard | ʂúlib | صُلِب | |
| soft | ʈári | طري | |
| difficult, hard | ʂá3ib | صعِب | |
| easy | sáhil | سهِل | |
| important | mhimm | مْهِمّ | |
| necessary | ɖarūri | ضروري | |
| strong | ʔáwi (ʔwēya) | قَوي(قْوايا) | |
| weak | ɖ3īf (ɖ3āf) | ضْعيف (ضْعاف) | |
| deep | ɣamīʔ | غميق | |
| shallow | sáʈɧi | سطْحي | |
| long; (person) tall | ʈawīl (ʈwāl) | طَويل (طْوال) | |
| He’s very tall. | húwwi ktīr ʈawīl. | هُوِّ كْتير طَويل. | |
| short | ʔaʂīr (ʔʂār) | قصير (قْصار) | |
| She’s quite short. | híyyi ʔaʂīri ktīr. | هِيِّ قصيرِة كْتير. | |
| old, ancient | ʔadīm (ʔdēm) | قديم (قْدام) | |
| new | jdīd (jdēd) | جْديد (جْداد) | |
| clear, obvious | wāɖiɧ | واضِح | |
| His answer was very clear. | jawēbu kēn ktīr wāɖiɧ. | جَوابو كان كْتير واضِح. | |
| clean | nɖīf | نْضيف | |
| unclear | miš wāɖiɧ | مِش واضِح | |
| dirty | wísix | وِسِخ | |
| heavy | tʔīl | تْقيل | |
| light | xafīf (xfēf) | خفيف (خْفاف) | |
| ready | jēhiz | جاهِز | |
| Are you ready yet? | ínta jēhiz aw ba3d? | إنْتَ جاهِز أوْ بعْد؟ | |
| I’m ready! | ána jēhiz! | أنا جاهِز! | |
| (person) right | má3uɧaʔʔ | معو حقّ | |
| Yes, you’re right! | ʂaɧɧ, má3ak ɧaʔʔ. | صحّ معك حقّ. | |
| (person) wrong | ɣilʈān | غِلْطان | |
| I think you’re wrong (about that). | bi3tíʔid ínnak ɣilʈān. | بِعْتِقِد إنّك غِلْطان. | |
| slow | baʈīʔ | بطيء | |
| fast, quick | sarī3 | سريع | |
| hot | sēxin | ساخِن | |
| warm | dēfi | دافي | |
| cool, cold | bárid | برِد | |
| famous | mašhūr | مشْهور | |
| independent | mustaʔíll | مُسْتقِلّ | |
| busy | mašɣūl | مشْغول | |
| empty; (person) available, free | fāɖi | فاضي | |
| Are you free tomorrow? | búkra fāɖi? | بُكْرة فاضي؟ | |
| full | milyān | مِلْيان | |
| useful | mufīd | مُفيد | |
| useless | mā ílu lzūm | ما إلو لْزوم | |
| careful, cautious | ɧarīʂ | حريص | |
| careless | múhmil | مُهْمِل | |
| absent-minded | šērid | شارِد | |
| open | maftūɧ | مفْتوح | |
| closed | maʔfūl | مقْفول | |
| wet | mbállal | مْبلّل | |
| dry | nēšif | ناشِف | |
| quiet | rēyiʔ | رايِق | |
| noisy | ɖájji [invar.] | ضجِّة | |
| rough | xíšin | خِشِن | |
| smooth | nē3im | ناعِم | |
| narrow; tight | ɖáyyiʔ | ضيِّق | |
| wide; loose | wēsi3 | واسِع | |
| dark | mí3tim | مِعْتِم | |
| bright, light | mnáwwar | مْنوّر | |
| sharp | ɧādd | حادّ | |
| blunt | miš ɧādd | مِش حادّ | |
| additional | iɖāfi | إضافي | |
| the same __ | nafs il-__ | نفْس الـ__ | |
| similar | mítil bá3iɖ | مِتِل بعِض | |
| different | ɣēr | غيْر | |
| possible; probable, likely | ma3ʔūl | معْقول | |
| impossible | mustaɧīl | مُسْتحيل |
Adjectives in Lebanese Arabic
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