adjectives

111 words

كَبِيرٌ

kabīrun

big / large / old (in age)

A1adjectiveroot: ك-ب-ر

الْبَيْتُ كَبِيرٌ جِدًّا.

al-baytu kabīrun jiddan.

The house is very big.

صَغِيرٌ

ṣaghīrun

small / little / young

A1adjectiveroot: ص-غ-ر

عِنْدِي وَلَدٌ صَغِيرٌ.

ʿindī waladun ṣaghīrun.

I have a small boy.

جَدِيدٌ

jadīdun

new

A1adjectiveroot: ج-د-د

اِشْتَرَيْتُ هَاتِفًا جَدِيدًا.

ishtaraytu hātifan jadīdan.

I bought a new phone.

قَدِيمٌ

qadīmun

old / ancient

A1adjectiveroot: ق-د-م

هَذَا مَسْجِدٌ قَدِيمٌ.

hādhā masjidun qadīmun.

This is an old mosque.

جَيِّدٌ

jayyidun

good

A1adjectiveroot: ج-و-د

هَذَا كِتَابٌ جَيِّدٌ.

hādhā kitābun jayyidun.

This is a good book.

جَمِيلٌ

jamīlun

beautiful / handsome

A1adjectiveroot: ج-م-ل

الطَّقْسُ جَمِيلٌ الْيَوْمَ.

aṭ-ṭaqsu jamīlun al-yawma.

The weather is beautiful today.

صَعْبٌ

ṣaʿbun

difficult / hard

A1adjectiveroot: ص-ع-ب

الِامْتِحَانُ صَعْبٌ.

al-imtiḥānu ṣaʿbun.

The exam is difficult.

سَهْلٌ

sahlun

easy

A1adjectiveroot: س-ه-ل

الدَّرْسُ سَهْلٌ جِدًّا.

ad-darsu sahlun jiddan.

The lesson is very easy.

طَوِيلٌ

ṭawīlun

long / tall

A1adjectiveroot: ط-و-ل

الرَّجُلُ طَوِيلٌ.

ar-rajulu ṭawīlun.

The man is tall.

قَصِيرٌ

qaṣīrun

short

A1adjectiveroot: ق-ص-ر

الطَّرِيقُ قَصِيرٌ.

aṭ-ṭarīqu qaṣīrun.

The road is short.

حَارٌّ

ḥārrun

hot

A1adjectiveroot: ح-ر-ر

الطَّقْسُ حَارٌّ فِي الصَّيْفِ.

aṭ-ṭaqsu ḥārrun fī aṣ-ṣayfi.

The weather is hot in summer.

بَارِدٌ

bāridun

cold

A1adjectiveroot: ب-ر-د

الْمَاءُ بَارِدٌ.

al-māʾu bāridun.

The water is cold.

كَثِيرٌ

kathīrun

many / much / a lot

A1adjectiveroot: ك-ث-ر

عِنْدَهُ كُتُبٌ كَثِيرَةٌ.

ʿindahu kutubun kathīratun.

He has many books.

قَلِيلٌ

qalīlun

few / little

A1adjectiveroot: ق-ل-ل

عِنْدِي وَقْتٌ قَلِيلٌ.

ʿindī waqtun qalīlun.

I have little time.

سَعِيدٌ

saʿīdun

happy

A1adjectiveroot: س-ع-د

أَنَا سَعِيدٌ بِلِقَائِكَ.

anā saʿīdun bi-liqāʾika.

I am happy to meet you.

سَاخِن

sākhin

hot / warm

A1adjectiveroot: س-خ-ن

أُرِيدُ مَاءً سَاخِنًا

urīdu māʾan sākhinan

I want hot water

لَذِيذ

ladhīdh

delicious

A1adjectiveroot: ل-ذ-ذ

الطَّعَامُ لَذِيذٌ جِدًّا

aṭ-ṭaʿāmu ladhīdhun jiddan

The food is very delicious

جَائِع

jāʾiʿ

hungry

A1adjectiveroot: ج-و-ع

أَنَا جَائِعٌ جِدًّا

anā jāʾiʿun jiddan

I am very hungry

عَطْشَان

ʿaṭshān

thirsty

A1adjectiveroot: ع-ط-ش

أَنَا عَطْشَانٌ، أُرِيدُ مَاءً

anā ʿaṭshānun, urīdu māʾan

I am thirsty, I want water

حُلْو

ḥulw

sweet

A1adjectiveroot: ح-ل-و

هَذِهِ الحَلْوَى حُلْوَةٌ

hādhihi al-ḥalwā ḥulwatun

This dessert is sweet

مُرّ

murr

bitter

A1adjectiveroot: م-ر-ر

القَهْوَةُ مُرَّةٌ بِدُونِ سُكَّرٍ

al-qahwatu murratun bidūni sukkarin

Coffee is bitter without sugar

حَامِض

ḥāmiḍ

sour

A1adjectiveroot: ح-م-ض

اللَّيْمُونُ حَامِضٌ

al-laymūnu ḥāmiḍun

Lemon is sour

مَالِح

māliḥ

salty

A1adjectiveroot: م-ل-ح

الشُّورْبَةُ مَالِحَةٌ كَثِيرًا

ash-shūrbatu māliḥatun kathīran

The soup is too salty

طَازَج

ṭāzaj

fresh

A1adjective

الخُبْزُ طَازَجٌ اليَوْمَ

al-khubzu ṭāzajun al-yawma

The bread is fresh today

مَشْوِيّ

mashwiyy

grilled / roasted

A1adjectiveroot: ش-و-ي

أُحِبُّ الدَّجَاجَ المَشْوِيَّ

uḥibbu ad-dajāja al-mashwiyya

I like grilled chicken

مَقْلِيّ

maqliyy

fried

A1adjectiveroot: ق-ل-ي

البَطَاطِسُ المَقْلِيَّةُ لَذِيذَةٌ

al-baṭāṭisu al-maqliyyatu ladhīdhatun

Fried potatoes are delicious

مَسْلُوق

maslūq

boiled

A1adjectiveroot: س-ل-ق

أُرِيدُ بَيْضًا مَسْلُوقًا

urīdu bayḍan maslūqan

I want boiled eggs

مُتَزَوِّج

mutazawwij

married (male)

A1adjectiveroot: ز-و-ج

هَل أَنتَ مُتَزَوِّج؟

hal anta mutazawwij?

Are you married?

أَعزَب

aʿzab

single / unmarried

A1adjectiveroot: ع-ز-ب

هُوَ ما زالَ أَعزَب

huwa mā zāla aʿzab

He is still single

مُطَلَّق

muṭallaq

divorced (male)

A1adjectiveroot: ط-ل-ق

هُوَ رَجُلٌ مُطَلَّق

huwa rajulun muṭallaq

He is a divorced man

أَرمَل

armal

widower

A1adjectiveroot: ر-م-ل

جَاري رَجُلٌ أَرمَل

jārī rajulun armal

My neighbor is a widower

قَريب

qarīb

relative / close

A1nounroot: ق-ر-ب

هُوَ قَريبي مِن جِهَةِ أَبي

huwa qarībī min jihati abī

He is my relative from my father's side

واسِع

wāsiʿ

wide / spacious

A1adjectiveroot: و-س-ع

الشّارِعُ واسِع

ash-shāriʿu wāsiʿ

The street is wide

ضَيِّق

ḍayyiq

narrow / tight

A1adjectiveroot: ض-ي-ق

الغُرفَةُ ضَيِّقة

al-ghurfatu ḍayyiqa

The room is narrow

سَيِّئ

sayyiʾ

bad

A1adjectiveroot: س-و-أ

الطَّقسُ سَيِّئ اليَوم

aṭ-ṭaqsu sayyiʾ al-yawm

The weather is bad today

قَبيح

qabīḥ

ugly

A1adjectiveroot: ق-ب-ح

هٰذا شَيءٌ قَبيح

hādhā shayʾun qabīḥ

This is an ugly thing

نَظيف

naẓīf

clean

A1adjectiveroot: ن-ظ-ف

البَيتُ نَظيف

al-baytu naẓīf

The house is clean

وَسِخ

wasikh

dirty

A1adjectiveroot: و-س-خ

المَلابِسُ وَسِخة

al-malābisu wasikha

The clothes are dirty

دافِئ

dāfiʾ

warm

A1adjectiveroot: د-ف-أ

الجَوُّ دافِئ

al-jawwu dāfiʾ

The weather is warm

بَسيط

basīṭ

simple

A1adjectiveroot: ب-س-ط

هٰذا سُؤالٌ بَسيط

hādhā suʾālun basīṭ

This is a simple question

مُعَقَّد

muʿaqqad

complex / complicated

A1adjectiveroot: ع-ق-د

المَوضوعُ مُعَقَّد

al-mawḍūʿu muʿaqqad

The topic is complicated

سَريع

sarīʿ

fast / quick

A1adjectiveroot: س-ر-ع

القِطارُ سَريع

al-qiṭāru sarīʿ

The train is fast

بَطيء

baṭīʾ

slow

A1adjectiveroot: ب-ط-أ

السَّيرُ بَطيء

as-sayru baṭīʾ

The traffic is slow

أَحمَر

aḥmar

red

A1adjectiveroot: ح-م-ر

الوَردَةُ حَمراء

al-wardatu ḥamrāʾ

The rose is red

أَزرَق

azraq

blue

A1adjectiveroot: ز-ر-ق

السَّماءُ زَرقاء

as-samāʾu zarqāʾ

The sky is blue

أَخضَر

akhḍar

green

A1adjectiveroot: خ-ض-ر

العُشبُ أَخضَر

al-ʿushbu akhḍar

The grass is green

أَصفَر

aṣfar

yellow

A1adjectiveroot: ص-ف-ر

المَوزُ أَصفَر

al-mawzu aṣfar

The banana is yellow

أَبيَض

abyaḍ

white

A1adjectiveroot: ب-ي-ض

الثَّلجُ أَبيَض

ath-thalju abyaḍ

The snow is white

أَسوَد

aswad

black

A1adjectiveroot: س-و-د

القِطُّ أَسوَد

al-qiṭṭu aswad

The cat is black

بُنِّيّ

bunnī

brown

A1adjectiveroot: ب-ن-ن

الحِصانُ بُنِّيّ

al-ḥiṣānu bunnī

The horse is brown

حَزين

ḥazīn

sad

A1adjectiveroot: ح-ز-ن

الطِّفلُ حَزين

aṭ-ṭiflu ḥazīn

The child is sad

غاضِب

ghāḍib

angry

A1adjectiveroot: غ-ض-ب

المُديرُ غاضِب

al-mudīru ghāḍib

The manager is angry

مُتعَب

mutʿab

tired

A1adjectiveroot: ت-ع-ب

أَنا مُتعَب جِدًّا

anā mutʿab jiddan

I am very tired

مَرِح

mariḥ

cheerful / merry

A1adjectiveroot: م-ر-ح

هِيَ فَتاةٌ مَرِحة

hiya fatātun mariḥa

She is a cheerful girl

ثَقيل

thaqīl

heavy

A1adjectiveroot: ث-ق-ل

الحَقيبَةُ ثَقيلة

al-ḥaqībatu thaqīla

The bag is heavy

خَفيف

khafīf

light (weight)

A1adjectiveroot: خ-ف-ف

هٰذا صُندوقٌ خَفيف

hādhā ṣundūqun khafīf

This is a light box

قَوِيّ

qawī

strong / powerful

A1adjectiveroot: ق-و-ي

هُوَ رَجُلٌ قَوِيّ

huwa rajulun qawī

He is a strong man

ضَعيف

ḍaʿīf

weak

A1adjectiveroot: ض-ع-ف

الإشارَةُ ضَعيفة

al-ishāratu ḍaʿīfa

The signal is weak

مَريض

marīḍ

sick / ill

A1adjectiveroot: م-ر-ض

الوَلَدُ مَريض

al-waladu marīḍ

The boy is sick

سَليم

salīm

healthy / sound

A1adjectiveroot: س-ل-م

الجِسمُ سَليم

al-jismu salīm

The body is healthy

كافٍ

kāfin

enough / sufficient

A1adjectiveroot: ك-ف-ي

هٰذا كافٍ

hādhā kāfin

This is enough

فارِغ

fārigh

empty / free

A1adjectiveroot: ف-ر-غ

الكَأسُ فارِغ

al-kaʾsu fārigh

The glass is empty

مَملوء

mamlūʾ

full / filled

A1adjectiveroot: م-ل-أ

الدَّلوُ مَملوء بِالماء

ad-dalwu mamlūʾ bi-l-māʾ

The bucket is full of water

ذَكِيّ

dhakī

smart / intelligent

A1adjectiveroot: ذ-ك-و

التِّلميذُ ذَكِيّ

at-tilmīdhu dhakī

The student is smart

طَيِّب

ṭayyib

kind / good-natured

A1adjectiveroot: ط-ي-ب

هُوَ رَجُلٌ طَيِّب

huwa rajulun ṭayyib

He is a kind man

كَريم

karīm

generous / noble

A1adjectiveroot: ك-ر-م

هُوَ رَجُلٌ كَرِيمٌ

huwa rajulun karīmun

He is a generous man

شُجاع

shujāʿ

brave / courageous

A1adjectiveroot: ش-ج-ع

الجُندِيُّ شُجاع

al-jundīyu shujāʿ

The soldier is brave

كَسول

kasūl

lazy

A1adjectiveroot: ك-س-ل

الطّالِبُ كَسول

aṭ-ṭālibu kasūl

The student is lazy

بَعيد

baʿīd

far / distant

A1adjectiveroot: ب-ع-د

المَطارُ بَعيد

al-maṭāru baʿīd

The airport is far

عالٍ

ʿālin

high / tall

A1adjectiveroot: ع-ل-و

الجَبَلُ عالٍ

al-jabalu ʿālin

The mountain is high

مُنخَفِض

munkhafiḍ

low

A1adjectiveroot: خ-ف-ض

السِّعرُ مُنخَفِض

as-siʿru munkhafiḍ

The price is low

مُهِمّ

muhimm

important

A1adjectiveroot: ه-م-م

هٰذا اجتِماعٌ مُهِمّ

hādhā ijtimāʿun muhimm

This is an important meeting

ضَروريّ

ḍarūrī

necessary / essential

A1adjectiveroot: ض-ر-ر

هٰذا ضَروريّ جِدًّا

hādhā ḍarūrī jiddan

This is very necessary

مُمكِن

mumkin

possible

A1adjectiveroot: م-ك-ن

هَل هٰذا مُمكِن؟

hal hādhā mumkin?

Is this possible?

مُستَحيل

mustaḥīl

impossible

A1adjectiveroot: ح-و-ل

هٰذا مُستَحيل!

hādhā mustaḥīl!

This is impossible!

صَحيح

ṣaḥīḥ

correct / true

A1adjectiveroot: ص-ح-ح

الجَوابُ صَحيح

al-jawābu ṣaḥīḥ

The answer is correct

خَطَأ

khaṭaʾ

wrong / incorrect

A1nounroot: خ-ط-أ

هٰذا خَطَأ

hādhā khaṭaʾ

This is wrong

مَفتوح

maftūḥ

open

A1adjectiveroot: ف-ت-ح

البابُ مَفتوح

al-bābu maftūḥ

The door is open

مُغلَق

mughlaq

closed / shut

A1adjectiveroot: غ-ل-ق

المَحَلُّ مُغلَق

al-maḥallu mughlaq

The shop is closed

جاهِز

jāhiz

ready / prepared

A1adjectiveroot: ج-ه-ز

الطَّعامُ جاهِز

aṭ-ṭaʿāmu jāhiz

The food is ready

مَشغول

mashghūl

busy / occupied

A1adjectiveroot: ش-غ-ل

أَنا مَشغول الآن

anā mashghūl al-ān

I am busy now

حُرّ

ḥurr

free

A1adjectiveroot: ح-ر-ر

أَنتَ حُرّ في اختِيارِك

anta ḥurr fī ikhtiyārika

You are free in your choice

غالٍ

ghālin

expensive / dear

A1adjectiveroot: غ-ل-و

هٰذا المَطعَمُ غالٍ

hādhā al-maṭʿamu ghālin

This restaurant is expensive

رَخيص

rakhīṣ

cheap / inexpensive

A1adjectiveroot: ر-خ-ص

هٰذا الفُندُقُ رَخيص

hādhā al-funduqu rakhīṣ

This hotel is cheap

غَنِيّ

ghanī

rich / wealthy

A1adjectiveroot: غ-ن-ي

هُوَ رَجُلٌ غَنِيّ

huwa rajulun ghanī

He is a rich man

فَقير

faqīr

poor

A1adjectiveroot: ف-ق-ر

هُناكَ أُناسٌ فُقَراء

hunāka unāsun fuqarāʾ

There are poor people

مُختَلِف

mukhtalif

different

A1adjectiveroot: خ-ل-ف

لَدَينا آراءٌ مُختَلِفة

ladaynā ārāʾun mukhtalifa

We have different opinions

مُماثِل

mumāthil

similar

A1adjectiveroot: م-ث-ل

هٰذا مُماثِل لِذٰلِك

hādhā mumāthil li-dhālik

This is similar to that

مُفيد

mufīd

useful / beneficial

A1adjectiveroot: ف-ي-د

هٰذا الكِتابُ مُفيد

hādhā al-kitābu mufīd

This book is useful

خَطير

khaṭīr

dangerous / serious

A1adjectiveroot: خ-ط-ر

الوَضعُ خَطير

al-waḍʿu khaṭīr

The situation is dangerous

آمِن

āmin

safe / secure

A1adjectiveroot: أ-م-ن

المَكانُ آمِن

al-makānu āmin

The place is safe

هادِئ

hādiʾ

quiet / calm

A1adjectiveroot: ه-د-أ

اللَّيلُ هادِئ

al-laylu hādiʾ

The night is quiet

صاخِب

ṣākhib

noisy / loud

A1adjectiveroot: ص-خ-ب

الشّارِعُ صاخِب

ash-shāriʿu ṣākhib

The street is noisy

جاف

jāff

dry

A1adjectiveroot: ج-ف-ف

الطَّقسُ جاف

aṭ-ṭaqsu jāff

The weather is dry

رَطب

raṭb

wet / moist

A1adjectiveroot: ر-ط-ب

الأَرضُ رَطبة

al-arḍu raṭba

The ground is wet

مُظلِم

muẓlim

dark

A1adjectiveroot: ظ-ل-م

الغُرفَةُ مُظلِمة

al-ghurfatu muẓlima

The room is dark

مُضيء

muḍīʾ

bright / luminous

A1adjectiveroot: ض-و-أ

القَمَرُ مُضيء

al-qamaru muḍīʾ

The moon is bright

نَشيط

nashīṭ

active / energetic

A1adjectiveroot: ن-ش-ط

الطِّفلُ نَشيط

aṭ-ṭiflu nashīṭ

The child is active

صَبور

ṣabūr

patient

A1adjectiveroot: ص-ب-ر

المُعَلِّمُ صَبور

al-muʿallimu ṣabūr

The teacher is patient

لَطيف

laṭīf

nice / gentle / kind

A1adjectiveroot: ل-ط-ف

هُوَ شَخصٌ لَطيف

huwa shakhṣun laṭīf

He is a nice person

وَحيد

waḥīd

alone / only / sole

A1adjectiveroot: و-ح-د

هُوَ الوَلَدُ الوَحيد

huwa al-waladu al-waḥīd

He is the only boy

مُناسِب

munāsib

suitable / appropriate

A1adjectiveroot: ن-س-ب

هٰذا الوَقتُ مُناسِب

hādhā al-waqtu munāsib

This time is suitable

مُمتاز

mumtāz

excellent / outstanding

A1adjectiveroot: م-ي-ز

العَمَلُ مُمتاز

al-ʿamalu mumtāz

The work is excellent

عادِيّ

ʿādī

normal / ordinary

A1adjectiveroot: ع-و-د

هٰذا يَومٌ عادِيّ

hādhā yawmun ʿādī

This is a normal day

غَريب

gharīb

strange / foreign

A1adjectiveroot: غ-ر-ب

هٰذا شَيءٌ غَريب

hādhā shayʾun gharīb

This is a strange thing

مُمتِع

mumtiʿ

enjoyable / fun

A1adjectiveroot: م-ت-ع

الرِّحلَةُ مُمتِعة

ar-riḥlatu mumtiʿa

The trip is enjoyable

مُمِلّ

mumill

boring / tedious

A1adjectiveroot: م-ل-ل

الفيلمُ مُمِلّ

al-fīlmu mumill

The movie is boring

مَشهور

mashhūr

famous / well-known

A1adjectiveroot: ش-ه-ر

هٰذا مَطعَمٌ مَشهور

hādhā maṭʿamun mashhūr

This is a famous restaurant

واضِح

wāḍiḥ

clear / obvious

A1adjectiveroot: و-ض-ح

الجَوابُ واضِح

al-jawābu wāḍiḥ

The answer is clear

سَمين

samīn

fat / overweight

A1adjectiveroot: س-م-ن

القِطُّ سَمين

al-qiṭṭu samīn

The cat is fat

نَحيف

naḥīf

thin / slim

A1adjectiveroot: ن-ح-ف

البِنتُ نَحيفة

al-bintu naḥīfa

The girl is thin