Adjectives 16 Flashcards
Stabbed
مَطْعُوْن
لَقُوْه مَطْعُوْن طَعْنِة قَاتْلِة [S] He was found stabbed to death.
Hashemite
هَاْشِمِيّ
المَمْلَكة الأُرْدُنّيّة الهاشِميّة [CA] the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan (the official name of Jordan)
Depressed, feeling down
مَقْهُوْر، ج مَقْهُوْرِيْن، المؤنث: مَقْهُوْرَة
أنا بس رِحِت ع الأَوْتَيل مَقٔهور [L] I had just gone to the hotel, depressed
Coward
Cowardly, fearful
خَوِّيْف، ج خَوِّيْفِيْن، المؤنث: خَوِّيْفِة
هَا الوَلَد خَوِّيْف [P] that boy is a coward; {ha-l-walad ḵawwīf}
فِشّ سَبَب لَلمَخَاوِف [P] there’s no reason to be afraid; {fišš sabab lalmaḵāwef}
مَخَاوِفِ المَرِيْض [P] the patients fears
Reticent, reserved, secretive, uncommunicative, taciturn, discreet
كَتُوم، ج كَتُومِين
High
مِرْتِفِع
كِلِّ النَّاس عَم تِتْشَكَّى مْنِ الأَسْعَارِ المِرْتِفْعَة [S] Everybody’s complaining about the high prices
Shaky
مْضَعْضَع
لِسَّانِي مْضَعْضَع [S] I’m still shaky
ما بِتْظِنّْ إِنَّو الطَّاوْلِة مْضَعْضَعَة شْوَيِّة [S] The table looks pretty shaky, don’t you think?
Peaceful, nonviolent (of a person)
مْسَاْلِم
اْفْتَح (فْتَاح) عَيْنَك، أَنَا واحِدِ مْسَالِم، بَسّ [S] Look, I’m a peaceful man, but…
Kneeling, prostrating
رَاْكِع، ج رُكَّاع
ساجد، ج ساجْدين، المؤنث: ساجْدة
bowing (ل = to)
Submissive, servile, meek
ذَلِيْل، ج ذَلِيْلِيْن / أَذِلَّا
شَعَب ذَلِيْل [I] a subservient people
Lunar
قَمَري، المؤنث: قَمَرِيِّة
Melted, melting
دَاْيِب
مَع شَمِع دايِب… [L] with dripping candles
Agricultural
زِرَاعي
Memorial, commemorative
تِذْكَاْرِي
نَصُب تِذْكارِي [I] monument
Improvised
مُرتَجَل
خِطَاب مُرتَجَل [P] an improvised speech
Long-winded
مِسْهَب
كانِ خْطَاب مِسْهَب [S] It was a long-winded speech
Enthusiastic, ardent, fiery, zealous, enraptured
حَمَاْسِي
الرَّئِيْس أَلْقَى خِطَاْب حَمَاْسِي [S] The president made a fiery speech
Progressive
مِتْدَرِّج
اللَيْلِة إِجِتِ بْمَرَاحِل مِتْدَرّْجِة [S] The evening came on in progressive stages
Engineering, pertaining to engineering
Geometric, geometrical
هَندَسي
شَكِل هَندَسي [P] geometric figure
Objective
مَوْضُوْعِي
حَاوِل يْكُوْن سَرْدَك مَوْضُوْعِي عَنِ الحَادِث [S] Try to give an objective account of the incident
Subjective
شَخصي، ج شَخصِيِّة
بِالطَّبِع هادا تَقْدِيرِ كْتِيْر شَخْصِي لِلحَالِة [S] That is, of course, a very subjective appraisal of the situation
Imaginary, illusory, unreal
مُتَخَيَّل
وَهْمي
خَطَر وَهمي [P] an imagined danger; {ḵɑṭɑr wahmy}
مَخَاوِف وَهمِيِّة [P] imaginary fears
Disturbed, unbalanced, out of order
مُختَلّ، ج مُختَلِّيْن، المؤنث: مُختَلِّة
هَادَا وَاحَد مُختَلّ [P] he is mentally unbalanced
Wronged, unjustly treated;
مَظلُوْم، ج مَظلُوْمِيْن، المؤنث: مَظلُوْمِة
Thinking, assuming
مِفْتِكِر، ج مُفْتَكِرِيْن، المؤنث: مُفْتَكِرَة، ج مُفْتَكِرَاْت
Pivotal, key (adjective), central
مِحْوَرِيّ
مُشْكِلة مِحْوَريّة [CA] key problem
شَخْصيّة مِحْوَريّة [CA] a central figure
Enlightened
مُتَنَوِّر
Influenced, affected
مِتْأَثِّر، ج مِتْأَثِّرِيْن
مِتْأَثّْرِين بِالغَرْب [B] influenced by the West
Disappeared
مِخْتِفِي
Rooted
مُتَجَذِّر
Imposed
مَفرُوْض
حَلّ مَفرُوْض [P] an imposed solution
Emancipated, liberated, free, freed
مِتْحَرِّر
Bad
عَاطِل، ج عَاطلِيْن
كان عَنْدْنَا (عَنَّا) طَقِس عَاْطِل عَن حَقَا هالجِّمْعَة [S] We’ve had some real dirty weather this week
الوَضِع كَان عَاطِل وْصَار أَعطَل [P] the situation was bad, and became worse (and then got worse); {‘il-wɑḍᵉʕ kān ʕᾱṭel wº ṣᾱr ʔɑʕṭɑl}
بيْحكي عَلَيْهَا بِالعَاطِل [P] he speaks badly of her; {byºḥky ʕalēha bi-l-ʕᾱṭel}
هايِّة الفِكْرَة مُو عاطْلِة [S] That’s not a bad idea
طَبْخَهْا كْتِيْر عاطِل [S] Her cooking is very bad.
بْصُوْرَة عاطْلِة [S] badly
المَخْبَرِ مْجَهَّزِ بْصُوْرَة عاطْلِة لَهِيك نَوْعِ مْنِ الأَبْحَاث [S] The laboratory is badly equipped for that kind of research
Fenced in, hedged in
مْسَيَّج، المؤنث: مْسَيَّجِة
الأَرضِ مْسَيَّجِة بْسَبِر [P] the land is surrounded by a hedge of cacti
Riding, mounted on (e.g. an animal, bicycle, etc.), on board (active participle, i.e. having boarded already)
رَاكِب، ج رَاكْبِيْن، المؤنث: رَاكبِة
شُفتُو رَاكِب عَلَى بُسُكْلَيْت [P] I saw him riding a bicycle; {šufto rākeb ʕala busukºlēt}
رَاكِب رَاسُو [P] headstrong, willful, intransigent; {rākeb rᾱso}
هَاي صُوْرِة سِيْدي رَاكِب الِحصَان [P] this is a picture of my father riding a horse; {hāy ṣūre sīdy rākeb-l-ᵉḥṣᾱn}
شُو راكْبِينِ الكِلّ [S] Is everybody on board
Surrounded (ب = by)
متْطوّق، ج متْطوّْقين، المؤنث: متْطوّْقة
Corrupted, twisted, apocryphal (word, statement, etc.)
مُحَرَّف
تَصْريحاتُهُ مُحَرَّفةٌ [CA] his statements were twisted
الأَناجيل المُحَرَّفة [CA] the apocryphal gospels
Lined
مُبَطَّن
Advertising
إِعْلَاْنِيّ
حَمْلة إعْلانيّة [CA] advertising campaign
لَوْحة إعْلانيّة [CA] billboard
فَقْرة إعْلانيّة [CA] promo, commercial
أُغْنِية إعْلانيّة [CA] jingle
Construction, building, structural
Pertaining to construction
إِنْشَاْئِيّ
بَرْنَامَج إِنْشَائِيّ [CA] construction program
مَشْرُوْع إِنْشَائِيّ [CA] construction project
عَيْب إنْشائيّ [CA] a structural defect
شَرِكة إنْشائيّة [CA] a construction company
صِناعات إنْشائيّة [CA] the building industry
مُهَنْدِش إِنْشائِي [E] construction engineer
Disgusted (من = by / from)
مِشْمَئِزّ
قَرفَان، ج قَرفَانِيْن
أنا قَرْفَان مِن كِلّْ شِي = انا مِشْمَئِزّ مِن كِلّ شِي [S] I’m disgusted with everything.
Idle, not working, halted (e.g. a machine)
مِتعَطِّل
المَصْنَع صَاْرْ لَو (صَرْلَو) سْنِين مِتْعَطِّل [S] The factory has been lying idle for years
Battered
مْهَرْمَش
عَنْدَو طِمْبُرِ مْهَرْمَش مِن عَهِد جِدّ جِدَّو [S] He owns a battered old jalopy
Retroactive
رَجعي
القَانُوْن إِلُو مَفعُوْل رَجعي [P] the law applies retroactively
(Having) one’s eyes open
مْفَتِّح، ج مْفَتّْحِيْن، المؤنث: مْفَتّْحَة
(active participle from فتَّح , which is the perfective aspect, i.e. one has already opened his / her eyes)
كَانِ مْفَتِّح [P] he had opened his eyes; {kānᵉ mºfatteḥ}
العَيْن مْفَتّْحَة عَلَيْنَا كْتِير [L] We’re really exposed now!, They’ve really got their eye on us now
Adhering
مُتَمَسِّك
Unlucky, ill-omened, ill-fated
مَنحُوْس، ج مَنحُوْسِيْن، المؤنث: مَنحُوْسِة
كانِت صِدْفِة مَنْحُوْسِة [S] It was an unlucky coincidence
ما بَعْرِف لَيْش حَظِّي مَنْحُوس هالقَدّ [S] I don’t know why I’m so unlucky
كانِت خَطِيْئَة مَنْحُوْسِة [S] That was a fatal mistake,
اليَوْم مَنحُوْس مِن أَوَّلُو [P] this has been an ill-fated day from the start; {‘il-yōm manḥūs min ʔawwalo}
المَنحُوْس مَنحُوْس وَلَو عَلَّقُوا عَ طِيْزُو فَانُوْس [P] proverb: the unlucky person is unlucky, even if you hang a lantern on his butt
Becoming, matching, fitting (على = to)
جَاي، ج جَايِيْن، المؤنث: جَايِة / جَاي
لَاْبِق
هالبِرْنَيْطَة كْتِير لابْقَة [S] That hat is very becoming
هاللَوْنِ كْتِير لابِق لَك / رَايِح لَك / جايِي لَك [S] That color is very becoming to you.
وَالله هالرَّوْب جايِة عَلَيْكِ بِدَع [S] That’s a very flattering dress you’re wearing
الفُسطَان جَاي عَلَيْكي [P] the dress fits you; {‘il-fusṭᾱn jāy ʕalēky}
هاللَوْنِ كْتِير لابِق لَك / رَايِح لَك / جايِي لَك [S] That color is very becoming to you.
Professional, vocational
مِهَني / مِهني، المؤنث: مِهَنِيِّة / مِهنِيِّة
مَسْلَك مِهْنِي، ج مَسَالَك مِهْنِيِّة [S] career
التَعلِيْمِ المِهَني [P] vocational training; {‘it-taʕlīmᴵ-l-mihany}
مَدَارِس مِهَنِيِّة [P] vocational schools
Photographed
مْصَوَّر
Withdrawn, drawn, pulled out
مَسْحُوْب، ج مَسْحُوْبِيْن، المؤنث: مَسْحُوْبَة
المَبْلَغ المَسْحُوب [E.G.] the amount of money withdrawn.
Pushed
مَدْفُوْش
Accelerating
مُتَسَاْرِع
تَطَوُّرات مُتَسارِعة [CA] rapid developments
Male
ذَكَر، ج ذُكُوْر
الطَّلَبَة الذُّكُور ما يْكُونُون مَع الطَّالِبَات [G] the male students are not with the female students
الدِّيك (الدِّيْچ) ذَكَر الدِّجَاجَة (الدِّيَايَة) [E.G.] A ram is the male of an ewe
Female
أُنثَى، ج أَنَاتي
دَكَر واْنتَى [P] male and female; {dɑkɑr w’anta}
الدُكُوْر وِ الأَنَاتي [P] the males and the females; {‘id-dukūr wi-l-ʔanāty}
بَعدَيْنِ تحَوَّل مِن أُنثَى لَذَكَر [P] later he changed (his sex) from female to male; {baʕdēnᵉ tḥawwal min ʔunθa la∂ɑkɑr}
Demonstrator, show person, the one demonstrating something in a show
عَاْرِض، ج عَاْرْضِيْن، المؤنث: عَاْرْضَة، ج عَاْرْضَاْت
عَارِض أَزيَاء [V] male fashion model; {ʕᾱreḍ ʔazyāʔÅ}
عَارِضِة أَزيَاء [V] female fashion model
Shrunk, shrunken, shriveled
مْكَرْمِش، ج مْكَرْمِشِيْن، المؤنث: مْكَرْمَشَة
Twined
مبروم
Naive
ساذِج / ساذَج، ج سُذَّاج
In agreement, agreeing
مُتَّفِق / مُتَّفِگ، ج مُتَّفِق / مُتَّفِگِيْن، المؤنث: مُتَّفِق / مُتَّفِگَة
Attracted
مُنْجَذِب
In force, effective
نَاْفِذ
سَاْرِي مَفْعُوْل
هَللي قِلْتَو هَدَاكِ اليَوْم لِسَّا نَافِذ [S] What I said the other day still stands
الزّْيَادِة بِتْكُون نافْذِة مِن أَوَّلِ الشَّهِر [S] The raise will be effective the first of the month,
القَوَانِين لِسَّاهَا نافْذِة / سَارْيِة المَفْعُوْل / مَعْمُول فِيْهَا [S] Are these laws still in force? (note سارية المفعول is not an إضافة )
الاِتِّفَاق ضَلّ سَاري المَفعُوْل [P] the agreement is still in force; {‘il-‘ittifāq ḍɑll sāry-l-mafʕūl}
رُخصَة سَارْيِةِ المَفعُوْل [P] a valid license
Inifinite
لَاْنِهَاْئِي
Dermal, cutaneous, skin (adjective)
جِلْدِي
أَمْرَاض جِلْدِيَّة [CA] skin diseases
مَرَض جِلْديّ [CA] skin disease
Immunity (adjective), immuno-, resistance (adjective)
مَنَاْعِيّ
جِهاز مَناعيّ [CA] immune system
مادّة مَناعيّة [CA] antibody
Costume (adjective)
تَنَكُّرِي
لَحَ نْرُوْح لَحَفْلِة تَنَكُّرِيِّة اللَيْلِة [S] We’re going to a costume party this evening.
Pertaining to sickness
مَرَضِي
تَعْويض مَرَضيّ [CA] sick pay
إجازة مَرَضيّة [CA] sick leave
Content, satisfied
مِكْتِفِي
كان مِكْتِفِي بْهاللي عَرَضْنَاه عَلَيه [S] He was content with what we offered
Populist
شَعْبَوِي
Avid, craving, (strongly) desiring (على / ل = s.th.)
مِتْعَطِّش
مِتْعَطِّش عَ المَشْرُوب [I] anxious for a drink.
مِتْعَطِّش عَ العِلِم [I] avid for knowledge.
مِتْعَطِّش لِلدَّمّ [I] bloodthirsty
Handcuffed
مْكَلبَش
Left, having been left, abandoned
مَتْرُوْك، ج مَتْرُوْكِيْن، المؤنث: مَتْرُوْكَة
السَّيَّارَة مَتْرُوكَة في نُصِّ الطَّرِيق (الطَّرِيگ) [E.G.] The car is left in the middle of the road
Carcinogenic
مُسَرْطِن
مَوَادّ مُسَرْطِنة [CA] carcinogens, carcinogenic materials
عامِل مُسَرْطِن [CA] carcinogen
Joyful (something)
مِفْرِح
مْفَرْفِح
كانِتِ مْنَاسَبِة مِفِرْحَة [S] It was a joyful occasion
Spastic, spasmodic, cramp-like, paroxysmal, convulsive
تَشَنُّجِي
حَرَكات تَشَنُّجيّة [CA] convulsive movements
Tragic
مَأسَاوي، المؤنث: مَأسَاوِيِّة
بَعد هَادَا الحَادِثِ المَأسَاوي [P] after that tragic event
Vocal
Sound (adjective)
صَوْتِي
فِي عِلِّة بْأَوْتَارَو الصَّوْتِيِّة [S] Something’s wrong with his vocal cords,
بْحِبِّ المُوْسِيقَى الغِنَائِيِّة [S] I’m very fond of
vocal music
النَّفَّاثَاتِ اْخْتَرَقِتِ الحاجِزِ الصَّوْتِي عِدِّة مَرَّات [S] The jets crashed the sound barrier several times,
Nourishing, nutritive, nutritional
غِذَاْئِي
مَوَادّ غِذَائِيَّة [I] nourishing substances
Charismatic
كاريزمي
Insulting
مُهِيْن
Capitalist
رَأْسْمَالِي، ج رَأْسْمَالِيِّيْن
Technical
تِقْنِيّ
فَنّي
كَان فِيْه مَشَاكِل فَنِّيِّة [P] there were technical difficulties;
الإِذَاعَة اْلْتَغِت لَأَسْبَاب فَنِّيِّة [S] The broadcast was called off for technical reasons.
ما فْهِمِت كِلِّ المِصْطَلَحَاتِ الفَنِّيِّة [S] I didn’t understand all the technical terms
التَفاصيل التِقْنيّة [CA] the technical details
عَبْرَ الوَسائِلِ التِقْنيّةِ المُخْتَلِفةِ [CA] through various technical means
كُلّيّة تِقْنيّة [CA] technical college, vocational school
Raised, brought-up
مِتْرَبِّي، ج مِتْرَبِّيِّيْن
Arrested, detained, held in custody
مَوْقُوْف، ج مَوْقُوْفِيْن، المؤنث: مَوْقُوْفَة
Rinsed
مَشْطُوْف
Monopolising
مِحْتِكِر، ج مِحْتِكْرِيْن
الحَقِيْقَة هِيِّة إِنَّو هِنِّة مِحْتِكْرِيْنِ السُّوْق [S] As a matter of fact, they’ve cornered the market.
Copied, duplicated
مَنْسُوْخ
شَريط مَنْسوخ [CA] a copied tape/video
قُرْص مَنْسوخ [CA] a burned disk
Horny
هَاْيِج
Licentious: promiscuous and unprincipled in sexual matters
Libertine: a person, especially a man, who freely indulges in sensual pleasures without regard to moral principles.
فَاْجِر، ج فُجَّاْر / فَجَرَة
قاهِر
In cahoots, conspiring
مِتْوَاْطِئ
هُوِّ مِتْوَاطِئ مَعَو = دَافْنِينِ الشَّيْخ زَنْگِي سَوَا [S] He’s in cahoots with him
Burning, on fire, burned, scorched, charred
مُحْتَرِق
جُثّة مُحْتَرِقة [CA] a charred corpse
فَحْم مُحْتَرِق [CA] burning charcoal, smoldering charcoal
شَوْق مُحْتَرِق [CA] a burning desire
Burning, combustible, incendiary
حَاْرِق
قُنْبُلة حارِقة = زُجاجة حارِقة [CA] firebomb, incendiary bomb, Molotov cocktail
عُبوّة حارِقة [CA] an incendiary device
Inspired
مُلْهَم
Witty
طَرِيْف، ج طَرِيْفِيْن / طِرَفَا
هُوِّ مُو كْتِير طَرِيْفِ المَعْشَر [S] He’s no great wit
هُوِّ كْتِير طَرِيْف [S] He’s very witty
كانِتِ مْلاحَظَة كْتِير طَرِيْفِة [S] That was a very witty remark
