Modern Standard Arabic

Adjectives in Modern Standard Arabic

good	jayyid^un	جَيِّدٌ
bad	sayyiʔ^un	سَيِّءٌ
hard	ʂulb^un	صُلْبٌ
soft	layyin^un	لَيِّنٌ
soft	ʈariyy^un	طَرِيٌّ
difficult, hard	ʂa3b^un	صَعْبٌ
easy	sahl^un	سَهْلٌ
important	muhimm^un	مُهِمٌّ
necessary	ɖarūriyy^un	ضَرورِيٌّ
strong	qawiyy^un (ʔaqwiyāʔ^u)	قَوِيٌّ (أَقْوِياءُ)
weak	ɖa3īf^un (ɖu3afāʔ^u)	ضَعيفٌ (ضُعَفاءُ)
deep	3amīq^un	عَميقٌ
shallow	ɖaɧl^un	ضَحْلٌ
long; (person) tall	ʈawīl^un (ʈiwāl^un)	طَويلٌ (طِوالٌ)
He’s very tall.	ʔinnah^u ʈawīl^un jiddan.	إِنَّهُ طَويلٌ جِدًّا.
short	qaʂīr^un (qiʂār^un)	قَصيرٌ (قِصارٌ)
She’s quite short.	ʔinnahā qaʂīra^tun jiddan.	إِنَّها قَصيرَةٌ جِدًّا.
old, ancient	qadīm^un (qudmāʔ^u)	قَديمٌ (قُدماءُ)
old, ancient	3atīq^a (3itāq^un)	عَتيقَ (عِتاقٌ)
new	jadīd^un (judud^un)	جَديدٌ (جُدُدٌ)
clear, obvious	wāɖiɧ^un	واضِحٌ
His answer was very clear.	kānat ʔijābatuh^u wāɖiɧa^tan jiddan.	كانَتْ إِجابَتُهُ واضِحَةً جِدًّا.
unclear	mubham^un	مُبْهَمٌ
unclear	ɣayr^u wāɖiɧⁱⁿ	غَيْرُ واضِحٍ
unclear	ɣāmiɖ^un	غامِضٌ
clean	naʐīf^un (nuʐafāʔ^u)	نَظيفٌ (نُظَفاءُ)
dirty	muttasix^un	مُتَّسِخٌ
heavy	ŧaqīl^un	ثَقيلٌ
light	xafīf^un (xifāf^un)	خَفيفٌ (خِفافٌ)
ready	musta3idd^un	مُسْتَعِدٌّ
ready	jāhiz^un	جاهِزٌ
Are you ready yet?	hal ʔant^a musta3idd^un ba3d^u?	هَلْ أَنْتَ مُسْتَعِدٌّ بَعْدُ؟
I’m ready!	ʔana musta3idd^un!	أَنا مُسْتَعِدٌّ!
I’m ready!	ʔana jāhiz^un!	أَنا جاهِزٌ!
(person) right	muɧiqq^un	مُحِقٌّ
(person) right	3alā ɧaqqⁱⁿ	عَلى حَقٍّ
Yes, you’re right!	ʔajal, ʔant^a muɧiqq^un!	أَجَلْ، أَنْتَ مُحِقٌّ!
(person) wrong	muxʈiʔ^un	مُخْطِئٌ
I think you’re wrong (about that).	ʔa3taqid^u ʔannak^a muxʈiʔ^un.	أَعْتَقِدُ أَنَّكَ مُخْطِئٌ.
slow	baʈīʔ^un	بَطيءٌ
fast, quick	sarī3^un	سَريعٌ
hot	sāxin^un	ساخِنٌ
warm	dāfiʔ^un	دافِئٌ
cool, cold	bārid^un	بارِدٌ
famous	mašhūr^un (mašāhīr^u)	مَشْهورٌ (مَشاهيرُ)
famous	šahīr^un	شَهيرٌ
independent	mustaqill^un	مُسْتَقِلٌّ
busy	mašɣūl^un	مَشْغولٌ
empty; available, free	fāriɣ^un	فارِغٌ
empty; available, free	mutāɧ^un	مُتاحٌ
empty; available, free	mutafarriɣ^un	مُتَفَرِّغٌ
Are you free tomorrow?	hal ʔant^a mutafarriɣ^un ɣadan?	هَلْ أَنْتَ مُتَفَرِّغٌ غَدًا؟
full	mumtaliāʔ^un	مُمْتَلِىءٌ
useful	mufīd^un	مُفيدٌ
useless	3adīm^u -lfāʔida^ti	عَديمُ الفائِدَةِ
useless	ɣayr^u mufīdⁱⁿ	غَيْرُ مُفيدٍ
careful, cautious	ɧađir^un	حَذِرٌ
careful, cautious	ɧarīʂ^un	حَريصٌ
careless	muhmil^un	مُهْمِلٌ
careless	lā mubālⁱⁿ	لا مُبالٍ
absent-minded	šārid^u -đđihnⁱ	شارِدُ الذِّهْنِ
absent-minded	šārid^u -lfikrⁱ	شارِدُ الفِكْرِ
open	maftūɧ^un	مَفْتوحٌ
closed	muɣlaq^un	مُغْلَقٌ
wet	muballal^un	مُبَلَّلٌ
dry	jāaff^un	جاَفٌّ
quiet	hādiʔ^un	هادِئٌ
noisy	muz3ij^un	مُزْعِجٌ
rough	xašin^un	خَشِنٌ
smooth	nā3im^un	ناعِمٌ
narrow; tight	ɖayyiq^un	ضَيِّقٌ
wide; loose	wāsi3^un	واسِعٌ
dark	dākin^un	داكِنٌ
bright, light	sāʈi3^un	ساطِعٌ
bright, light	muɖīʔ^un	مُضيءٌ
sharp	ɧādd^un	حادٌّ
blunt	maŧlūm^un	مَثْلومٌ
additional	ʔiɖāfiyy^un	إِضافِيٌّ
the same __	nafs^u -l__	نَفْسُ الـ__
similar	mušābih^un	مُشابِهٌ
different	muxtalif^un	مُخْتَلِفٌ
possible	mumkin^un	مُمْكِنٌ
impossible	mustaɧīl^un	مُسْتَحيلٌ
impossible	ɣayr^u mumkinⁱⁿ	غَيْرُ مُمْكِنٍ
probable, likely	muɧtamal^un	مُحْتَمَلٌ

Modern Standard Arabic

Adjectives in Modern Standard Arabic

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