Adjectives in Egyptian Arabic
Adjectives in Egyptian Arabic
| good | kuwáyyis | كُوَيِّس | |
| bad | wíɧiš | وِحِش | |
| hard | ȿulb | صُلْب | |
| soft | ʈári | طري | |
| difficult, hard | ȿa3b | صعْب | |
| easy | sahl | سهْل | |
| important | muhímm | مُهِمّ | |
| necessary | ɖarūri | ضروري | |
| strong | ʔáwi (aʔwíya) | قَوي (أقْوِيا) | |
| weak | ɖa3īf (ɖú3afa) | ضعيف (ضُعفا) | |
| deep | 3amīq | عميق | |
| shallow | ɖaɧl | ضحْل | |
| long; tall (person) | ʈawīl (ʈuwāl) | طَويل (طُوال) | |
| He’s very tall. | húwwa ʈawīl ʔáwi. | هُوَّ طَويل أَوي. | |
| short | ʔuȿáyyar (ʔuȿār) | قُصيّر (قُصار) | |
| She’s quite short. | híyya ʔuȿayyára ʔáwi. | هِيَّ قُصيّرة أَوي. | |
| old, ancient | ʔadīm (ʔudām) | قديم (قُدام) | |
| new | gidīd (gudād) | جِديد (جُداد) | |
| clear, obvious | wāɖiɧ | واضِح | |
| His answer was very clear. | igábtu kānit wáɖɧa gíddan. | إجابْتُه كانِت واضْحة جِدّاً. | |
| unclear | miš wāɖiɧ | مِش واضِح | |
| clean | niɖīf (nuɖāf) | نِضيف (نُضاف) | |
| dirty | wísix | وِسِخ | |
| heavy | tiʔīl | تِقيل | |
| light | xafīf (xufāf) | خفيف (خُفاف) | |
| ready | gāhiz | جاهِز | |
| Are you ready yet? | ʔínta gāhiz? | إنْتَ جاهِز؟ | |
| I’m ready! | ʔána gāhiz! | أنا جاهِز! | |
| right (person) | ȿaɧɧ [invar.] | صحّ | |
| right (person) | 3ándu ɧaʔʔ | عنْدُه حقّ | |
| Yes, you’re right! | ʔáywa, ʔínta ȿaɧɧ! | أَيْوَة، إنْتَ صحّ! | |
| wrong (person) | ɣalʈān | غلْطان | |
| I think you’re wrong (about that). | ʔa3táqid ʔínnak ɣalʈān. | أعْتقِد إنّك غلْطان. | |
| slow | baʈīʔ (buʈāʔ) | بطيء (بُطاء) | |
| fast, quick | sarī3 (surā3) | سريع (سُراع) | |
| hot | suxn | سُخْن | |
| warm | dāfi | دافي | |
| cool, cold | sāʔi3 | ساقِع | |
| famous | mašhūr | مشْهور | |
| independent | mustaqíll | مُسْتقِلّ | |
| busy | mašɣūl | مشْغول | |
| empty; available, free (person) | fāɖi | فاضي | |
| Are you free tomorrow? | ʔínta fāɖi búkra? | إنْتَ فاضي بُكْره؟ | |
| full | malyān | ملْيان | |
| useful | mufīd | مُفيد | |
| useless | ma-lūš lázma | ملوش لازْمة | |
| useless | min ɣēr fáyda | مِن غيْر فايْدة | |
| careful, cautious | ɧarīȿ (ɧuraȿāʔ) | حريص (حُرصاء) | |
| careful, cautious | bi-htimām | بِاهْتِمام | |
| careless | múhmil | مُهْمِل | |
| absent-minded | sarɧān | سرْحان | |
| open | maftūɧ | مفْتوح | |
| closed | maʔfūl | مقْفول | |
| wet | mablūl | مبْلول | |
| dry | nāšif | ناشِف | |
| quiet | hādi | هادي | |
| noisy | múz3ig | مُزْعِج | |
| rough | xíšin | خِشِن | |
| smooth | nā3im | ناعِم | |
| narrow; tight | ɖáyyaʔ | ضيّق | |
| wide; loose | wāsi3 | واسِع | |
| dark | ɖílim | ضِلْم | |
| dark | miɖállim | مِضلِّم | |
| bright, light | mináwwar | مِنوّر | |
| sharp | ɧādd | حادّ | |
| blunt | miš ɧādd | مِش حادّ | |
| additional | ʔiɖāfi | إضافي | |
| the same __ | nafs il__ | نفْس الـ__ | |
| similar | mušābih | مُشابِهْ | |
| different | muxtálif | مُخْتلِف | |
| possible | múmkin | مُمْكِن | |
| impossible | mustaɧīl | مُسْتحيل | |
| probable, likely | muɧtámal | مُحْتمل |
Adjectives in Egyptian Arabic
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