Adjectives in Palestinian Arabic
Adjectives in Palestinian Arabic
| good | mnīɧ (mnāɧ) | مْنيح (مْناح) | |
| bad | miš mnīɧ | مِش مْنيح | |
| bad | sáyyiʔ | سيِّئ | |
| hard | gāsi | قاسي | |
| soft | ʈári | طري | |
| difficult, hard | ʂí3ib | صِعِب | |
| easy | síhil | سِهِل | |
| important | muhímm | مُهِمّ | |
| necessary | ɖarūri | ضروري | |
| strong | gáwi (ágwiya) | قَوي (أقْوِيا) | |
| weak | ɖ3īf (ɖ3āf) | ضْعيف (ضْعاف) | |
| deep | ɣamīg | غميق | |
| deep | 3amīg | عميق | |
| shallow | sáʈɧi | سطْحي | |
| long; (person) tall | ʈawīl (ʈwāl) | طَويل (طْوال) | |
| He's very tall. | húwwa ʈawīl ktīr. | هُوَّ طَويل كْتير. | |
| short | gaʂīr (gʂār) | قصير (قْصار) | |
| She's quite short. | híyya gaʂīra ktīr. | هِيَّ قصيرة كْتير. | |
| old, ancient | gadīm (gdām) | قديم (قْدام) | |
| new | jdīd (jdād) | جْديد (جْداد) | |
| clear, obvious | wāɖiɧ | واضِح | |
| His answer was very clear. | jawābu kān ktīr wāɖiɧ. | جَوابو كان كْتير واضِح. | |
| unclear | miš wāɖiɧ | مِش واضِح | |
| clean | nɖīf (nɖāf) | نْضيف (نْضاف) | |
| dirty | wísix | وِسِخ | |
| heavy | tgīl (tgāl) | تْقيل (تْقال) | |
| light | xafīf (xfāf) | خفيف (خْفاف) | |
| ready | jāhiz | جاهِز | |
| Are you ready yet? | ínta jāhiz wálla líssa? | إنْتَ جاهِز وَلّا لِسّا؟ | |
| I'm ready! | ána jāhiz! | أنا جاهِز! | |
| right (person) | má3u ɧagg | معو حقّ | |
| Yes, you're right! | ʂaɧɧ, má3ak ɧagg! | صحّ، معك حقّ! | |
| wrong (person) | ɣalʈān | غلْطان | |
| I think you're wrong (about that). | aʐúnn ínnak ɣalʈān. | أظُنّ إنّك غلْطان. | |
| slow | baʈīʔ | بطيء | |
| fast, quick | sarī3 | سريع | |
| hot | súxun | سُخُن | |
| warm | dāfi | دافي | |
| cool, cold | sāgi3 | ساقِع | |
| cool, cold | bárid | بارِد | |
| famous | mašhūr | مشْهور (مشاهير) | |
| independent | mustaqíll | مُسْتقِلّ | |
| busy | mašɣūl | مشْغول | |
| empty; (person) available, free | fāɖi | فاضي | |
| Are you free tomorrow? | fāɖi búkra? | فاضي بُكْرة؟ | |
| full | malyān | ملْيان | |
| useful | mufīd | مُفيد | |
| useless | malūš fāyda | ملوش فايْدة | |
| useless | mā ʔílu luzūm | ما إلو لُزوم | |
| careful, cautious | ɧarīʂ | حريص | |
| careless | múhmil | مُهْمِل | |
| absent-minded | sarɧān | سرْحان | |
| absent-minded | šārid | شارِد | |
| open | maftūɧ | مفْتوح | |
| closed | msákkar | مْسكّر | |
| wet | mablūl | مبْلول | |
| dry | nāšif | ناشِف | |
| quiet | hādi | هادي | |
| noisy | múz3ij | مُزْعِح | |
| rough | xíšin | خِشِن | |
| smooth | nā3im | ناعِم | |
| narrow; tight | ɖíyyig | ضِيِّق | |
| wide; loose | wāsi3 | واسِع | |
| dark | m3áttim | مْعْتِّم | |
| bright, light | mnáwwir | مْنوِّر | |
| sharp | ɧādd | حادّ | |
| blunt | ɧāfi | حافي | |
| additional | zyāda [invar.] | زيادة | |
| additional | kamān [invar.] | كمان | |
| additional | iɖāfi | إضافي | |
| the same __ | nafs il-__ | نفْس الـ__ | |
| similar | zayy bá3aɖ | زيّ بعض | |
| different | ɣēr | غيْر | |
| different | mixtílif | مِخْتِلِف | |
| possible; probable, likely | múmkin | مُمْكِن | |
| possible; probable, likely | ma3gūl | معْقول | |
| impossible | mustaɧīl | مُسْتحيل |
Adjectives in Palestinian Arabic
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