Adjectives in Tunisian Arabic

Adjectives in Tunisian Arabic

good; nice, fair; okaybēhiباهي
hardyēbisيابِس
softʈrīطْري
difficult, hardʂ3ībصْعيب
difficult, hardkēsaɧكاسح
easysēhilساهِل
important; usefulmuhimmمُهِمّ
necessaryʐarūriضروري
necessarylēzim minnuلازِم مِنُّه
strongqwīقْوي
weakʐ3īfضْعيف
deepɣāriqغارِق
shallowmūš ɣāriqموش غارِق
long; tall (person)ʈwīlطْويل
He’s very tall.huwwe ʈwīl barše.هُوَّ طْويل برْشا.
She’s quite short.hiyye qʂīra barše.هِيَّ قْصيرة برْشا.
old, ancientqdīm (qdum)قْديم (قْدُم)
newjdīd (jdud)جْديد (جْدُد)
clear, obviouswāʐiɧ (wāʐɧīn)واضِح (واضْحين)
His answer was very clear.ijēbtu kēnit wāʐɧa barše.إجابْتُه كانِت واضْحة برْشا.
unclearmūš wāʐiɧموش واضِح
cleannʐīf (nʐāf)نْظيف (نْظاف)
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dirty-mmassax (mmassxīn)امّسّخ (امّسّْخين)
heavyŧqīl (ŧqāl)ثْقيل (ثْقال)
heavyrazīn (razān)رزين (رزان)
light (adj. not heavy)xfīf (xfēf)خْفيف (خْفاف)
readyɧāʐir (ɧāʐrīn)حاضِر (حاضْرين)
Are you ready yet?inti ɧāʐir?اِنْتِ حاضِر؟
I’m ready!ēne ɧāʐir.آنا حاضِر.
right (person)ʂɧīɧ (ʂɧāɧ)صْحيح (صْحاح)
Yes, you’re right!ey, 3andik ilɧaqq!أيه، عنْدِك الحقّْ!
wrong, incorrectɣāliʈغالِط
I think you’re wrong (about that).ʐāhirli fīk ɣāliʈ.ظاهِرْلي فيك غالِط.
slow (1); slowlyb-iššweyyeبِالشْويّة
slowfī 3aqluفي عقْلُه
fast, quicksrī3سْريع
fast, quickyizribيِزْرِب
hotsxūn (sxān)سْخون (سْخان)
warmdēfi (dēfīn)دافي (دافين)
cool, coldbērid (bērdīn)بارِد (بارْدين)
famousma3rūfمعْروف
independentmustqallمُسْتْقلّ
busylēhi (lēhīn)لاهي (لاهين)
empty; available, free (person)3andu waqtعنْدُه وقْت
Are you free tomorrow?3andik waqt ɣudwe?عنْدِك وقْت غُدْوا؟
fullm3ibbi (m3ibbīn)مْعِبّي (مْعِبّين)
useful3andu fēydeعنْدُه فايْدة
uselessmūš muhimmموش مُهِمّ
uselessmūš lēzimموش لازِم
careful, cautiousrādid bēluرادِد بالُه
carelessmūš rādid bēluموش رادِد بالُه
absent-mindedsēriɧسارِح
openmaɧlūlمحْلول
closedmsekkirمْسكِّر
wetmeblūlمبْلول
quiethēdiهادي
noisyya3mil barše ɧissيعْمِل برْشا حِسّ
roughxšīnخْشين
smootharʈibأرْطِب
narrow; tightʐeyyiqضيِّق
wide; loosewēsa3واسع
bright, lightʐāwiضاوي
bright, lightyiš3ilيِشْعِل
sharpmđabbibمْذبِّب
bluntmūš mađabbibموش مْذيِّب
additional; uselesszēyidزايِد
the same __nefs il-__نفْس الـ__
similarkīfkīfكيفْكيف
differentmūš kīfkīfموش كيفْكيف
possiblemumkunمُمْكُن
impossiblemustaɧīlمُسْتحيل
probable, likelymumkun yēsirمُمْكُن ياسِر

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