Levantine 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

Levantine Arabic

Adjectives in Lebanese Arabic

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