Adjectives in Modern Standard Arabic
Adjectives in Modern Standard Arabic
| good | jayyidun | جَيِّدٌ | |
| bad | sayyiʔun | سَيِّءٌ | |
| hard | ʂulbun | صُلْبٌ | |
| soft | layyinun | لَيِّنٌ | |
| soft | ʈariyyun | طَرِيٌّ | |
| difficult, hard | ʂa3bun | صَعْبٌ | |
| easy | sahlun | سَهْلٌ | |
| important | muhimmun | مُهِمٌّ | |
| necessary | ɖarūriyyun | ضَرورِيٌّ | |
| strong | qawiyyun (ʔaqwiyāʔu) | قَوِيٌّ (أَقْوِياءُ) | |
| weak | ɖa3īfun (ɖu3afāʔu) | ضَعيفٌ (ضُعَفاءُ) | |
| deep | 3amīqun | عَميقٌ | |
| shallow | ɖaɧlun | ضَحْلٌ | |
| long; (person) tall | ʈawīlun (ʈiwālun) | طَويلٌ (طِوالٌ) | |
| He’s very tall. | ʔinnahu ʈawīlun jiddan. | إِنَّهُ طَويلٌ جِدًّا. | |
| short | qaʂīrun (qiʂārun) | قَصيرٌ (قِصارٌ) | |
| She’s quite short. | ʔinnahā qaʂīratun jiddan. | إِنَّها قَصيرَةٌ جِدًّا. | |
| old, ancient | qadīmun (qudmāʔu) | قَديمٌ (قُدماءُ) | |
| old, ancient | 3atīqa (3itāqun) | عَتيقَ (عِتاقٌ) | |
| new | jadīdun (jududun) | جَديدٌ (جُدُدٌ) | |
| clear, obvious | wāɖiɧun | واضِحٌ | |
| His answer was very clear. | kānat ʔijābatuhu wāɖiɧatan jiddan. | كانَتْ إِجابَتُهُ واضِحَةً جِدًّا. | |
| unclear | mubhamun | مُبْهَمٌ | |
| unclear | ɣayru wāɖiɧin | غَيْرُ واضِحٍ | |
| unclear | ɣāmiɖun | غامِضٌ | |
| clean | naʐīfun (nuʐafāʔu) | نَظيفٌ (نُظَفاءُ) | |
| dirty | muttasixun | مُتَّسِخٌ | |
| heavy | ŧaqīlun | ثَقيلٌ | |
| light | xafīfun (xifāfun) | خَفيفٌ (خِفافٌ) | |
| ready | musta3iddun | مُسْتَعِدٌّ | |
| ready | jāhizun | جاهِزٌ | |
| Are you ready yet? | hal ʔanta musta3iddun ba3du? | هَلْ أَنْتَ مُسْتَعِدٌّ بَعْدُ؟ | |
| I’m ready! | ʔana musta3iddun! | أَنا مُسْتَعِدٌّ! | |
| I’m ready! | ʔana jāhizun! | أَنا جاهِزٌ! | |
| (person) right | muɧiqqun | مُحِقٌّ | |
| (person) right | 3alā ɧaqqin | عَلى حَقٍّ | |
| Yes, you’re right! | ʔajal, ʔanta muɧiqqun! | أَجَلْ، أَنْتَ مُحِقٌّ! | |
| (person) wrong | muxʈiʔun | مُخْطِئٌ | |
| I think you’re wrong (about that). | ʔa3taqidu ʔannaka muxʈiʔun. | أَعْتَقِدُ أَنَّكَ مُخْطِئٌ. | |
| slow | baʈīʔun | بَطيءٌ | |
| fast, quick | sarī3un | سَريعٌ | |
| hot | sāxinun | ساخِنٌ | |
| warm | dāfiʔun | دافِئٌ | |
| cool, cold | bāridun | بارِدٌ | |
| famous | mašhūrun (mašāhīru) | مَشْهورٌ (مَشاهيرُ) | |
| famous | šahīrun | شَهيرٌ | |
| independent | mustaqillun | مُسْتَقِلٌّ | |
| busy | mašɣūlun | مَشْغولٌ | |
| empty; available, free | fāriɣun | فارِغٌ | |
| empty; available, free | mutāɧun | مُتاحٌ | |
| empty; available, free | mutafarriɣun | مُتَفَرِّغٌ | |
| Are you free tomorrow? | hal ʔanta mutafarriɣun ɣadan? | هَلْ أَنْتَ مُتَفَرِّغٌ غَدًا؟ | |
| full | mumtaliāʔun | مُمْتَلِىءٌ | |
| useful | mufīdun | مُفيدٌ | |
| useless | 3adīmu -lfāʔidati | عَديمُ الفائِدَةِ | |
| useless | ɣayru mufīdin | غَيْرُ مُفيدٍ | |
| careful, cautious | ɧađirun | حَذِرٌ | |
| careful, cautious | ɧarīʂun | حَريصٌ | |
| careless | muhmilun | مُهْمِلٌ | |
| careless | lā mubālin | لا مُبالٍ | |
| absent-minded | šāridu -đđihni | شارِدُ الذِّهْنِ | |
| absent-minded | šāridu -lfikri | شارِدُ الفِكْرِ | |
| open | maftūɧun | مَفْتوحٌ | |
| closed | muɣlaqun | مُغْلَقٌ | |
| wet | muballalun | مُبَلَّلٌ | |
| dry | jāaffun | جاَفٌّ | |
| quiet | hādiʔun | هادِئٌ | |
| noisy | muz3ijun | مُزْعِجٌ | |
| rough | xašinun | خَشِنٌ | |
| smooth | nā3imun | ناعِمٌ | |
| narrow; tight | ɖayyiqun | ضَيِّقٌ | |
| wide; loose | wāsi3un | واسِعٌ | |
| dark | dākinun | داكِنٌ | |
| bright, light | sāʈi3un | ساطِعٌ | |
| bright, light | muɖīʔun | مُضيءٌ | |
| sharp | ɧāddun | حادٌّ | |
| blunt | maŧlūmun | مَثْلومٌ | |
| additional | ʔiɖāfiyyun | إِضافِيٌّ | |
| the same __ | nafsu -l__ | نَفْسُ الـ__ | |
| similar | mušābihun | مُشابِهٌ | |
| different | muxtalifun | مُخْتَلِفٌ | |
| possible | mumkinun | مُمْكِنٌ | |
| impossible | mustaɧīlun | مُسْتَحيلٌ | |
| impossible | ɣayru mumkinin | غَيْرُ مُمْكِنٍ | |
| probable, likely | muɧtamalun | مُحْتَمَلٌ |
Adjectives in Modern Standard Arabic
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