Egyptian Arabic

Adjectives in Egyptian Arabic

good	kuwáyyis	كُوَيِّس
bad	wíɧiš	وِحِش
hard	ȿulb	صُلْب
soft	ʈári	طري
difficult, hard	ȿa3b	صعْب
easy	sahl	سهْل
important	muhímm	مُهِمّ
necessary	ɖarūri	ضروري
strong	ʔáwi (aʔwíya)	قَوي (أقْوِيا)
weak	ɖa3īf (ɖú3afa)	ضعيف (ضُعفا)
deep	3amīq	عميق
shallow	ɖaɧl	ضحْل
long; tall (person)	ʈawīl (ʈuwāl)	طَويل (طُوال)
He’s very tall.	húwwa ʈawīl ʔáwi.	هُوَّ طَويل أَوي.
short	ʔuȿáyyar (ʔuȿār)	قُصيّر (قُصار)
She’s quite short.	híyya ʔuȿayyára ʔáwi.	هِيَّ قُصيّرة أَوي.
old, ancient	ʔadīm (ʔudām)	قديم (قُدام)
new	gidīd (gudād)	جِديد (جُداد)
clear, obvious	wāɖiɧ	واضِح
His answer was very clear.	igábtu kānit wáɖɧa gíddan.	إجابْتُه كانِت واضْحة جِدّاً.
unclear	miš wāɖiɧ	مِش واضِح
clean	niɖīf (nuɖāf)	نِضيف (نُضاف)
dirty	wísix	وِسِخ
heavy	tiʔīl	تِقيل
light	xafīf (xufāf)	خفيف (خُفاف)
ready	gāhiz	جاهِز
Are you ready yet?	ʔínta gāhiz?	إنْتَ جاهِز؟
I’m ready!	ʔána gāhiz!	أنا جاهِز!
right (person)	ȿaɧɧ ^[invar.]	صحّ
right (person)	3ándu ɧaʔʔ	عنْدُه حقّ
Yes, you’re right!	ʔáywa, ʔínta ȿaɧɧ!	أَيْوَة، إنْتَ صحّ!
wrong (person)	ɣalʈān	غلْطان
I think you’re wrong (about that).	ʔa3táqid ʔínnak ɣalʈān.	أعْتقِد إنّك غلْطان.
slow	baʈīʔ (buʈāʔ)	بطيء (بُطاء)
fast, quick	sarī3 (surā3)	سريع (سُراع)
hot	suxn	سُخْن
warm	dāfi	دافي
cool, cold	sāʔi3	ساقِع
famous	mašhūr	مشْهور
independent	mustaqíll	مُسْتقِلّ
busy	mašɣūl	مشْغول
empty; available, free (person)	fāɖi	فاضي
Are you free tomorrow?	ʔínta fāɖi búkra?	إنْتَ فاضي بُكْره؟
full	malyān	ملْيان
useful	mufīd	مُفيد
useless	ma-lūš lázma	ملوش لازْمة
useless	min ɣēr fáyda	مِن غيْر فايْدة
careful, cautious	ɧarīȿ (ɧuraȿāʔ)	حريص (حُرصاء)
careful, cautious	bi-htimām	بِاهْتِمام
careless	múhmil	مُهْمِل
absent-minded	sarɧān	سرْحان
open	maftūɧ	مفْتوح
closed	maʔfūl	مقْفول
wet	mablūl	مبْلول
dry	nāšif	ناشِف
quiet	hādi	هادي
noisy	múz3ig	مُزْعِج
rough	xíšin	خِشِن
smooth	nā3im	ناعِم
narrow; tight	ɖáyyaʔ	ضيّق
wide; loose	wāsi3	واسِع
dark	ɖílim	ضِلْم
dark	miɖállim	مِضلِّم
bright, light	mináwwar	مِنوّر
sharp	ɧādd	حادّ
blunt	miš ɧādd	مِش حادّ
additional	ʔiɖāfi	إضافي
the same __	nafs il__	نفْس الـ__
similar	mušābih	مُشابِهْ
different	muxtálif	مُخْتلِف
possible	múmkin	مُمْكِن
impossible	mustaɧīl	مُسْتحيل
probable, likely	muɧtámal	مُحْتمل

Egyptian Arabic

Adjectives in Egyptian Arabic

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