Adjectives 1 Flashcards

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Desired, wanted, required, in demand

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مَطلُوْب، ج مَطلُوْبِيْن، المؤنث: مَطلُوْبِة

مَرغُوْب، ج مَرغُوْبِيْن

شاعِرِ بْحَالِي مَا لِي مَرْغُوْب فِيِّ هَوْن ‎[S] I don’t feel wanted around here
‏كان مَرْغُوْبِ كْتِير كَمْحاضِر هُوِّ ‎[S] He was in great demand as a speaker
‏التَغْيِير بِيْكُون شِي كْتِير مَرْغُوْب (فِيه) هَلَّق ‎[S] A change would be very desirable now
‏ الوَلَد بُشعُر إِنُّو مَرغُوْب في العَيْلِة ‎[P] the child feels wanted in the family; {‘il-walad bušʕor ʔinno marġūb fy-l-ʕēle}
‏ظَاهِرَة غَيْر مَرغُوْبِة في المُجتَمَع ‎[P] an undesirable phenomenon in society

مَطْلُوْب هُوِّ مْنِ الشِّرْطَة ‎[S] He is wanted by the police
‏الحَرِيْرِ الأَصْلِي مَطْلُوبِ كْتِير = الحَرِيرِ الأَصْلِي عَلَيْه إِقْبَالِ كْتِير ‎[S] Pure silk is very much in demand
‏حَتَّى نِحصَل عَلَى النَتِيْجِة المَطلُوْبِة ‎[P] so as to obtain the desired result; {ḥatta niḥṣɑl ʕala-n-natīje-l-mɑṭlūbe}
‏ التَعلِيْمَاتِ المَطلُوْبِة ‎[P] the necessary instructions; {‘it-taʕlīmātᴵ-l-mɑṭlūbe}
‏عَلَى المُستَوَى المَطلُوْب ‎[P] at the required standard; {ʕala-l-mustawa-l-mɑṭlūb}
‏التَبْرِيز غالي كْتِير بَس كَمَان مَطْلُوب ‎[V] the Tabriz carpet is very expensive but also (highly) sought after;

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Superior, top-quality, high-grade, high-class, refined

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رَاقي

مَدرَسِة تِكنُلُجِيِّة رَاقيِة ‎[P] a top class technical college; {madrase teknolojiyye rāqye}
‏رَجُل رَاقي ‎[P] a refined man, a cultured man; {rajol rāqy}
‏نَاس رَاقْيِيْن ‎[P] refined people; {nās rāqºyīn}
‏ الطَبَقَة الرَاقْيِة ‎[P] high society

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Residential

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سَكَنِي

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Irresponsible, unreliable, rash, reckless

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طَايِش

مِتْهَوِّر

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Normal, regular

Natural

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طَبِيْعِي

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Incognito

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مِتْخَفِّي

حِضِرِ البَال مِتْخَفِّي ‎[S] He attended the ball incognito

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Ambitious

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طَمُوْح، ج طَمُوْحِيْن

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Translated

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مُتَرْجَم

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Stupid, asinine, silly, idiotic, foolish

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سَخِيْف

غَبِي، ج أَغْبِيَا

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Prominent, standing out, outstanding (also translated as well known, respected)

Protruding, sticking out

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بَاْرِز

دَقْنَو بَاْرْزِة ‎[S] he has a prominent chin,
‏ الحَجَر بَارِز مِنِ الحَيْط ‎[P] the stone is sticking out of the wall; {‘il-ḥɑjɑr bārez minᴵ-l-ḥēṭ}
‏ الأَعمَى بيْهِسِّ الأَحرُفِ البَارزِة ‎[P] the blind man feels Braille

أَعضَاء بَارزِيْن في المُنَظَّمِة ‎[P] prominent members of the organization; { ʔaʕḍᾱʔÅ bārzīn fy-l-munɑẓẓɑme}
‏عَالِم بَارِز ‎[P] an eminent scientist; {ʕālem bārez}
‏شَخصِيِّة بَارزِة ‎[P] a prominent figure; {šɑḵṣiyye bārze}
‏هُوِّ عَالِم بَارِز ‎[S] He’s an outstanding scholar

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11
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Calm

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هَادي

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12
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Negative

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سَلْبِي

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Active, energetic, lively

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نَشِيْط، ج نَشِيْطِيْن / نِشَطَا

لِسَّاتَو نَشِيْط على عِمْرَو ‎[S] He’s still very active for his age
‏هُوِّ وَلَد نَشِيْط ‎[S] He’s a lively boy
‏هُوِّ نَشِيْط في هَا المَيدَان ‎[P] he is active in this field; {huwwe nɑšīṭ fy ha-l-maydān}
‏ أَولَادُو نَشِيْطِيْن ‎[P] his children are energetic

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14
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Distinctive

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مْمَيِّز

هِيِّة ظاهْرَة مْمَيِّزِة لَهالمَنْطِقَة ‎[S] It’s a distinctive feature of that particular area

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True, authentic

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حَقِيْقي

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16
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Moderate

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مُعْتَدِل

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Bored, fed up, exasperated

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زَهقَان

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Awful, dreadful, terrible

Terrific, marvellous, great

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فَظِيْع

التَقَارِيْرِ (التَقَرِيْرِ) الرَّسْمِيِّة خَفَّفِتِ التَّفَاصِيلِ (التَّفَصِيْلِ) الفَظِيعَة تَبَعِ المَدْبَحَة ‎[S] Official reports played down the shocking details of the massacre
‏ما كانِت عاصْفِة فَظِيعَة اللَيْلِة الماضْيِة ‎[S] Wasn’t that a terrible storm last night?
‏سْمِعْتِ الخَبَرِ الفَظِيع ‎[S] Have you heard the dreadful news?
‏بْتِلْبِس أَوَاعِي فَظِيعَة ‎[S] She wears dreadful clothes,
‏هايّْ غَلْطَة فَظِيْعَة ‎[S] That’s a grave mistake
‏هايّْ كَانِت غَلْطَة فَظِيْعَة ‎[S] That was a gross mistake.
‏ إِشِ فَظِيْع ‎[P] a dreadful thing (or a wonderful thing); { ʔiši fɑẓīʕ}
‏مَنظَر فَظِيْع ‎[P] a terrible sight

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19
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Athletic

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رياضي

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20
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Confident

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وَاْثِق

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21
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Determined (to do s.th.), resolved, set on (على = s.th.), insistent

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مُصِرّ

هُوِّ مُصِرّ في كَلَامُو ‎[P] he sticks to what he says, he means what he says; {huwwe muṣerr fy kalāmo}
‏لَمَّا شُفتهَا مُصِرَّى عَلَى السَفَر ‎[P] when I saw that she was determined to go {lamma šuftha muṣirrɑ ʕala-s-sɑfɑr}
‏لَا تْكُوْنِ مْصِرّ كِلّْ هالقَدّ ‎[S] Don’t be so insistent

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22
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Sensitive

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حَسَّاْس

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Rational, sensible

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عقلاني

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Curious

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فُضُوْلِي

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Wasteful

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مُبَذِّر

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Ignorant

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جَاهِل، ج جُهَّال / جَاهِلِيْن

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27
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Organic

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عُضوي

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Wonderful, superb, magnificent, awesome

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رَائِع

هَايّ فِكْرَة رائِعَة ‎[S] That’s a great idea
‏ الفَنَّانِ الرَائِع ‎[P] the wonderful artist; {‘il-fannānᴵ-r-rāʔeʕ}
‏كَان بَرنَامِج رَائِع ‎[P] it was a wonderful program; {kān barnāmej rāʔeʕ}
‏سَهرَة رَائِعَة ‎[P] a splendid evening

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Average

Middle (adjective), in the middle, intermediate

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وَسَطِي

نِصَّاْنِي

مُتَوَسِّط

وَسْطَاْنِي

وَزني مِتوَسِّط، لَا سْمِيْنِة وَلَا ضْعِيْفِة ‎[P] I’m (about) medium weight, neither fat, nor thin; {wazny mitwɑsseṭ، la sºmīne wala ḍºʕīfe}
‏ذَكَاه وَسَط / مِتْوَسِّط = هُوِّ مِتْوَسِّطِ الذَّكَا ‎[S] He’s of average intelligence,

الطَّبَقَة المِتْوَسّْطَة ‎[S] middle class
‏مِتْوَسِّط بِالعِمِر ‎[S] middle-aged
‏هِيِّة مَرَة مِتْوَسّْطَة بِالعِمِر ‎[S] She’s a middle-aged

اِطلَع مِنِ البَابِ النُصَّاني ‎[P] get off (the bus) from the door in the middle; {‘iṭlɑʕ minᴵ-l-bābᴵ-n-nuṣṣᾱny}
‏ الأُصبَعِ النُصَّاني ‎[P] the middle finger

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30
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Corrupt

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فَاْسِد

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31
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Unknown

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مَجهُوْل، ج مَجهُوْلِيْن، المؤنث: مَجهُوْلِة

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Practical

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عَمَلِي

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33
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Modern

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حَدِيْث

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34
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Synthetic, artificial, imitation

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اْصطِنَاعي

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35
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Permanent

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دَاْئِم

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Wonderful, great, impressive

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عَظِيْم، ج عَظِيْمِيْن / عِظَمَا

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Specified, particular, specific, definite;

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مْعَيَّن

نَوْعِي

خَلِّيْنَا نِبْحَثِ الفَوَاْرِقِ النَّوْعِيِّة بَيْنِ الكَلْب وِالدِّيْب ‎[S] Let us consider the specific differences between the dog and the wolf
‏الثِقْلِ النَّوْعِي ‎[S] specific gravity
‏الثِّقْلِ النَّوْعِي تَبَعِ الدَّهَب تِسَتَعْش فاصْلِة تْلَاتِة ‎[S] The specific gravity of gold is 19.3

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38
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Assured, guaranteed

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مَضْمُوْن

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39
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Satisfying

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مِرْضِي

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Lacking, incomplete, missing

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نَاقِص

نَاْقِصْنِي تْلِتْةْ لَيْرَات [S] I am three pounds short

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Personal, private, especially

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خْصُوْصِي

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Traditional

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تَقلِيْدي

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Scientific

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عِلْمِي

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Broad

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عَرِيْض، ج اِعرَاض

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Useful, beneficial, advantageous

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نَافِع، ج نَافعِيْن، المؤنث: نَافْعَة

مُفِيْد، ج مُفِيْدِيْن، المؤنث: مُفِيْدِة

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Precious, valuable, costly

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كَرِيْم، ج كُرَمَاْء

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Talented

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مَوهُوْب، ج مَوهُوْبِيْن، المؤنث: مَوهُوْبِة

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Fictional, imaginary

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خَيَالي، المؤنث: خَيَالِيِّة

الأَطْفَاْل أَحْيَانًا بِيْعِيشُوا بْعَالَم خَيَالِي ‎[S] Children often live in an imaginary world
‏بِتعِيْش في عَالَم خَيَالي ‎[P] you live in a dream world; {bitʕīš fy ʕālam ḵayāly}
‏قُصَص خِيَالِيِّة ‎[P] fairytales, imaginary tales

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Different

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مِختِلِف

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Successful

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نَاجِح، ج نَاجِحِيْن

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Unique, incomparable

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فَرِيْد

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Positive

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إِيْجَابي

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Worthy, deserving (ب = of s.th.)

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جَدِيْر، ج جَدِيْرُوْن / جُدَرَاْء

مِن كِلّْ بِدّ هِيِّة جَدِيْرَة بِالشَّرَف ‎[S] She’s certainly worthy of the honor

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Ideal, model, exemplary

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مِثَاْلِي

نُمُوْذَجِي

هِيِّة رَبِّة بَيْت نُمُوْذَجِيِّة [S] She’s a model housewife

هادا حَلّ مِثَالِي ‎[S] That’s an ideal solution
‏ الزَوجِ المِثَالي ‎[P] the ideal husband; {‘iz-zawjᴵ-l-miθāly}
‏هِيِّ رَبَّت بَيْت مِثَالِيِّة ‎[P] she’s a model housewife; {hiyye rabbat bēt miθāliyye}
‏ الطَرِيْقَة المِثَالِيِّة ‎[P] the ideal way; {‘iṭ-ṭɑrīqɑ-l-miθāliyye}
‏ إِذَا بِدّنَا الحُلُوْلِ المِثَالِيِّة ‎[P] if we want ideal solutions

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Acceptable

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مَقبُوْل

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Content, satisfied, pleased (عن / على = with)

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رِضْيان

رَاضي، ج رَاضيِيْن

مُو رَضْيَاْن ‎[S] dissatisfied
‏مْبَيِّن عَلَيْك مُو رَضْيَان ‎[S] You look dissatisfied

أَبُوْك مُش رَاضي عَنَّك ‎[P] your father is not pleased with you; { ʔabūk muš rᾱḍy ʕannak}
‏هُوِّ مُش رَاضي عَن تَصَرُّفَاتَك ‎[P] he is not pleased with your behavior; {huwwe muš rᾱḍy ʕan tɑṣɑrrofātak}
‏هُوِّ رَاضي عَن نَفسُو ‎[P] he’s pleased with himself

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Wrong, incorrect (not of a person)

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غَلَط، ج أَغْلَاْط

خَاطِئ، ج خَاطئِين، المؤنث: خَاطِئَة

هادا اِعْتِقَاد خاطِئ ‎[S] That’s a mistaken belief
‏هَادَا تَفكِيْر خَاطِئ ‎[P] that’s a wrong way of thinking; {hāda tafkīr ḵᾱṭeʔÁ}
‏مَعلُوْمَات خَاطِئَة ‎[P] incorrect information; {maʕlūmāt ḵᾱṭiʔÁa}
‏مَوقِف خَاطِئ ‎[P] a mistaken attitude

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Frightening

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مُخِيْف

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Turned off

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مُطفي

الإِضِوْيِة مِطْفِيِّة [S] The lights are out
الصَّوْبْيَا مِطْفِيِّة [S] The stove is out

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Innocent

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بَرِي / بَرِيْء، ج بَرِيْئِيْن / أَبْرِيَاْء

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Boring

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مُمِلّ

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Hairy

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شَعْرَاْنِيّ

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Holy

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مُقَدَّس

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Superstitious

Mythical, fairy-tale

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خُرَاْفِي

بْتِتْمَسَّك بْاِعْتِقَادَات خُرَافِيِّة مِن كِلِّ الأَلْوَان ‎[S] She clings to all kinds of superstitious beliefs

قِصَّة خُرَافِيِّة ‎[S] tall story
‏ما لَك مِنْتِظِرْنِي اْصَدِّق (سَدِّق) هالقِصَّة الخُرَافِيِّة ‎[S] You don’t expect me to believe that tall story, do you?

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Primitive

A

بِدَائي

هالعَادِة لِسَّاهَا مَاشْيِة عَنْد بَعْضِ المِجْتَمَعَاتِ البِدَائِيِّة ‎[S] This custom still prevails in some primitive societies
‏عَقلِيِّة بِدَائِيِّة رَجعِيِّة ‎[P] a primitive, reactionary mentality; {ʕaqliyye bidāʔiyye rajʕiyye}
‏ الإِنسَانِ البِدَائي ‎[P] primitive man

66
Q

Right, correct, accurate

A

مَظبُوْط

67
Q

Intimate, close (of a relation)

A

حَمِيْم

نِحْنَا صْحَاب حَمِيْمِيْن [S] We’re intimate friends
هُوِّ صاحِب حَمِيم إِلِي [S] He’s a close friend of mine

68
Q

Safe

A

أَمِيْن، ج أُمَنَاء

آمِن، المؤنث: آمنِة

69
Q

Hospitable

A

مِضْيَاْف

70
Q

Poisoned

A

مَسمُوْم

71
Q

Armed

A

مُسَلَّح

72
Q

Peaceful

A

سِلمي

رَايْدِيْن نْحَقِّق غَايِتْنَا بِالوَسَائِلِ السِّلْمِيِّة ‎[S] We want to achieve our purpose by peaceful means,
‏بِاْلطُّرُقِ السِلمِيِّة ‎[P] by peaceful means

73
Q

Wild, savage, barbaric, brutal

A

وَحشي

طُقُوْس وَحْشِيِّة ‎[S] Savage rituals
‏جَرِيْمِة وَحشِيِّة ‎[P] a brutal crime; {jarīme waḥšiyye}
‏تَصَرُّف وَحشي ‎[P] barbaric behavior

74
Q

Racist

Racial

A

عِنْصُرِي

75
Q

Upper (room, etc.)

A

فَوْقَاْنِي، ج فَوْقَاْنِين

76
Q

Lower, bottom

A

تحْتَاْنِي، ج تحْتَاْنِين

77
Q

Unemployed

A

مِتْعَطِّل

عَاطِل عَنِ العَمَل

78
Q

Sect, denomination

A

طَائِفِة، ج طَوَائِف

79
Q

Haunted

A

مَسْكُوْن

البَيْت مَسكُوْن ‎[P] the house is haunted; {‘il-bēt maskūn}
‏قَال إِنَّو البَيْت مَسْكُوْن ‎[S] People say the house is haunted

80
Q

Influential

A

إِلَو نُفُوْذ

81
Q

Espionage (adjective), spying

A

جَاْسُوْسِي

82
Q

Defeated

A

مَغلُوْب، ج مَغلُوْبِيْن

مَهْزوم

طِلِع مَغْلُوْبْ بِالمْجَادَلِة ‎[S] He got the worst of the argument
‏في الحَرب فِشّ لَا غَالِب وَلَا مَغلُوْب ‎[P] proverb: in war there are neither victors nor vanquished

83
Q

Local, native

A

مَحَلّي

84
Q

Used to, accustomed (على = to)

A

مِتعَوِّد

مُتَأَقْلِم

مْعَوِّد، ج مْعَوّْدِيْن

85
Q

Wavy, turbulent (said of the ocean, sea, etc.)

A

هَاْيِج

86
Q

Shallow (depth)

A

فَاْيِش

البُحَيْرَة كْتِير فَايْشِة بْهَالقِرْنِة ‎[S] The lake is very shallow at this point
‏حِطَّهْا بْزِبْدِيِّة فَايْشِة ‎[S] Put it in a shallow bowl

87
Q

Aggressive

A

عِدْوَاْنِي

88
Q

Nervous

A

عَصَبي

89
Q

Genius

A

عَبْقَرِي، ج عَبَاْقْرَة

90
Q

Enormous, huge, tremendous, immense

A

هَاْئِل

مَهُوْل

هادا مَشْرُوع مَهُوْل ‎[S] That’s an enormous project

91
Q

Controversial

A

جَدَلِيّ

92
Q

Exceptional, extraordinary, unusual

A

اِسْتِثْنَاْئِيّ

أَحْوَال اِسْتِثْنَائِيَّة = حالات اِسْتِثْنَائِيَّة exceptional circumstances

93
Q

Cursed, damned (literally)

A

مَلعُوْن، ج مَلعُوْنِيْن / مَلَاعِيْن،

94
Q

Admiring (ب / في = s.th.), pleased, satisfied (ب / في = with s.th.)

A

مُعجَب، ج مُعجَبِيْن

أَنا مِعْجَب بِطُوْلِة بَالَك ‎[S] admire your patience
‏هُوِّ مُعجَب فِيْهَا ‎[P] he admires her; {huwwe muʕjab fīha}
‏مُعجَبَاتِ المُطرِب ‎[P] the singer’s female fans; {muʕjabātᴵ-l-muṭreb}
‏وَاحَدِة مِن مُعجَبَاتَك ‎[P] one of your (women) admirers; {waḥade min muʕjabātak}
‏ النَاس مُعجَبِيْن فِيْه ‎[P] people admire him

95
Q

Losing, loser

Unprofitable, loss-making, involving substantial losses

A

خَاْسِر

الرابِح والخاسِر ‎[CA] the winner and the
loser

شَرِكة خاسِرة ‎[CA] a loss-making company
‏مَصْنَع سَيّاراتٍ خاسِر ‎[CA] an unprofitable car factory
‏قَضيّة خاسِرة ‎[CA] a lost cause

96
Q

Westernised

A

مُتَغَرِّب

97
Q

Bright, cheerful, bringing cheer

A

مْفَرْفِح

98
Q

Slippery

A

مْزَيْبِق

الطِّرُقِ كْتِيرِ مْزَيْبْقَة ‎[S] The roads are very slippery
‏السَّمْكِة كانِتِ مْزَيْبْقَة لَدَرَجِة ما حْسِنِت اِمْسِكَهْا ‎[S] The fish was so slippery I couldn’t hold it

99
Q

Numb, asleep (e.g. of a limb)

A

مْنَمِّل

100
Q

Training (adjective)

A

تَدْرِيْبِي، المؤنث: تَدْرِيْبِيِّة

دَوْرَة تَدْرِيبِة جْدِيدِة وِللا مْهِمِّة ‎[L] is it a training session or a mission