Adjectives 17 Flashcards
Simultaneous, contemporaneous, contemporary (to one another), synchronous
مُتَزَاْمِن
أَحْداث مُتَزامِنة [CA] simultaneous events
غَيْر مُتَزامِنٍ [CA] asynchronous
Supportive
داعِم
Available
مِتْوَفِّر، المؤنث: مِتْوَفّْرَة
كِلّْ شِي مِتْوَفِّر [G] everything is available
Measly, minor, paltry, petty (e.g. of an amount), trifling, trivial
زَهِيْد
ما بِقْدِر اْدَبِّر حالِي بْهالمَعَاشِ زَّهِيْد [S] I can’t get along on this measly salary
دَفَع مَبْلَغ زَهِيد حَقِّ السَّيَّارَة [S] He paid a trifling sum for the car
كِلّْ مَا هُنَالِك مَبْلَغ زَهِيد هَللي لازِم تِتْبَرَّع فيه [S] It’s only a trivial sum that you have to contribute
Lustful, sensuous
Lewd, lecherous, lascivious, libidinous, dissolute, debauched, desirous, lustful
(meaning strongly desiring, in all meanings, including sexual)
شَهْوَاْنِي
Rosy
وَرْدِي
صَار فِيكِ تْشُوف وَهِج وَرْدِي بِالمَشْرِق [S] You can already see a rosy glow in the east
مِلَّا خْدُود وَرْدِيِّة فِي عَنْدْ هالِوْلَاد [S] What rosy cheeks those children have
بُرْتُقَال ما وَرْدِي = بُرْتُقَال دَم عَصْفُوْر [L] blood orange
Worn out, tattered, ragged, in rags
مَهري
مِهْتِرِي
أَوَاعِيه مِهْرِيِّة [S] His clothes look seedy
كانِ مْبَيِّن عَلَيْه مِهْرِي اليَوْمِ الصِّبِح [S] He looked pretty seedy this morning
كَبُّوْدِي مِهْرِي مْنِيح [S] My coat is pretty worn
مُو مْبَيِّن عَ السِّجَّادِة إِنَّو مِهْرِيِّة أَبَدًا [S] The rug doesn’t look worn at all
كِبّْ هالشّْرِيْطِ المِهْرِي، فِيه خَطَر [S] Throw that worn-out cord away, it’s dangerous
بَنطَلَوْني مَهري [P] my pants are worn out; {bɑnṭɑlōny mahry}
أَوَاعِيْه مَهرِيِّة [P] his clothes are raggedy; { ʔawāʕīᴴ mahriyye}
الإِسطِيْوَانِة مَهرِيِّة [P] the record is worn out (i.e. scratched so it won’t play); {‘il-ʔisṭīwᾱne mahriyye}
العَجَل مَهري [P] the tire is worn out; {‘il-ʕajal mahry}
ءَوَاعِيْه مَهرِيِّة [P] his clothes are threadbare
لَابِس قَمِيْص مِهتري [P] he wears a worn out shirt
Suicide, suicidal
انْتِحاريّ
هُجوم انْتِحاريّ a suicide attack
عَمَلِيَّة انْتِحارِيَّة [CA] a suicide operation
تَفْجير انْتِحاريّ a suicide bombing
On the way up, rising, up-and-coming
صَاعِد، ج صَاعِدِيْن، المؤنث: صَاعِدِة
الجِيْلِ الصَاعِد [P] the rising generation; {‘il-jīlᴵ-ṣ-ṣᾱʕed}
هُوِّ مِنِ المُطرِبِيْنِ الصَاعِدِيْن [P] he is one of the up-and-coming singer
Analytical
تَحْلِيْلِيّ
Paralysed (Especially in one side of the body)
مَفلُوْج، ج مَفلُوْجِيْن، المؤنث: مَفلُوْجِة
Dug
مَحْفُوْر
Sculpted, carved, chiseled
مَنْحُوْت
Documented
مُوَثَّق
Tripartite, tri-, triliteral
ثُلَاْثِي
فِعِل ثُلَاْثِي [I] trilaterial verb, verb with three radicals
Slaughtered
مدْبوح، ج مدْبوحين
Smooth, fluent, easy to read (of a style of writing)
سَلِس
التَّقْرِير مَالَه سَلِس [I] His report is written in a smooth style.
Lenient
مِتْسَاْهِل
اِنْتِا كْتِير مِتْسَاهِل مَعَو [S] You’re too lenient with him
Authorised
مْفَوَّض
هُوِّ مْفَوَّض يْفَتِّش عَفْشَك [S] He is authorized to search your baggage
Dripping (with water), dripping wet
مْطَبِّس، ج مْطَبّْسِيْن، المؤنث: مْطَبّْسِة
طبعاً إنت واقِٔف مْطَبِّس بِالمَيّ إِنت وْمَرْتَك، [L] You’d be standing in dripping water with your wife.
Welcoming
مُرَحَّب
Nicknamed, called (ب = by the لَقَب of )
مُلَقَّب
المُلَقَّب ب … [CA] alias …, aka …
أَبو حامِد المُلَقَّب بالغَزاليِّ [CA] Abu Hamid aka al-Ghazzali
Wicked, evil, bad
Mean, foul, bad
لَئِيم، المؤنث: لَئِيمِة
كانِت ضَرْبِة لَئِيْمِة هَايّ [S] That was a foul blow
جَوْزهَا لَئِيم [P] her husband is wicked
Leading
قِيَادِي
دَوْر قِيَادي [E] a leading role
Conscious, aware (ب = of) (note the participle is often used with this meaning because in English being aware of something is often referring to an instant rather than general habit)
دَرْيَاْن
ما كِنِت دَرْيَاْنِ بْغَلِطْتِي [S] wasn’t conscious of my mistake,
Clever, bright, quick to catch on
فِتِح، ج فِتحِيْن، المؤنث: فِتحَة
هُوِّ واحِد فِتِح [S] He’s a wide-awake fellow
بْيِفْهَمِ بْسِرْعَة = هُوِّ فِتِح [S] He catches on quickly,
هُوِّ فِتِح = هُوِّ زَلَمِة فِتِح [S] He’s an alert fellow
مَا لَو هالقَدّْ فِتِح [S] He’s no mental giant,
هَا الوَلَد فِتِح، أَفتَح مِن عُمرُو [P] that boy is clever, more clever than (expected for) his age
Satanic
شَيْطَاْنِيّ
Auditory, auditive, aural, hearing (used attributively), audio (adjective)
سَمْعِيّ
سَمْعِيّ بَصَرِيّ = سَمْعِيّ وَبَصَرِيّ [CA] audio-visual, audiovisual
أَجْهِزة سَمْعيّة بَصَريّة [CA] audiovisual equipment
وَسائِل سَمْعيّة بَصَريّة [CA] audiovisual aids, audiovisual media
Optical
بَصَرِي
Special, specifically, set aside (ل = for s.th.)
مُخَصَّص، المؤنث: مْخَصَّصَة
فِيْه بَاصِ مْخَصَّ لَ الطُلَّاب [P] there’s a special bus for students; {fīᴴ bᾱṣᵉ mºḵɑṣṣɑ la-ṭ-ṭullᾱb}
فِيْه غُرفِة مْخَصَّصَة لَلضّْيُوْف [P] there’s a room kept specially for guests
Amazed, astonished, astounded
مُتَعَجِّب
مَدْهُوْش
Racial, ethnic
عِرْقِيّ
تَطْهير عِرْقيّ, إبادة عِرْقيّة [CA] ethnic cleansing
اخْتِلافات عِرْقيّة [CA] ethnic differences
صِراع / نِزاع عِرْقيّ [CA] an ethnic conflict
عَلاقات عِرْقيّة [CA] race relations
تَطْهير عِرْقيّ ethnic cleansing
Pertaining to the joints of the body
مَفْصَلِي
Consensual
وِفَاْقِيّ
Blockaded, under blockade
مُحَاْصِر
Having laid out (ه = s.th.)
فَاْرِش، ج فَاْرْشِيْن، المؤنث: فَاْرْشِة
مْنَزّْلِة الشَّتَوِي هِيِّ وفَارْشِة سِجَّاد، [L] She’d brought down the winter clothes and laid out a rug.
Programmed
مُبَرْمَج
تَعْلِيْم مُبَرْمَج [CA] programed instruction;
مَوَادّ مُبَرْمَجَة [CA] programd learning materials;
تَعْليم مُبَرْمَج [CA] computer assisted education
Trivial, worthless, petty
تَافِه، ج تَافهِيْن، المؤنث: تَافْهَة
اْعْتَرَضِ كْتِير اِعْتِرَاضَات تَافْهَة [S] He had a lot of petty objections
شِي تَافِه، ج أَشْيَا تافْهَة [S] trifle
عَوَاْضَك أَنَا ما بِهْتَمّ بْهَيْك أَشْيَا تَافْهَة [S] I wouldn’t bother with such trifles
الِـمْؤَلِّف عَنْدَو اِسْتِعْدَاد يْضِيعِ بْمسَائِل تَافْهَة [S] The author has a tendency to get lost in all kinds of trivial matters
كان لَو (كَنْ لَو) دَوْر تَافِه بِالتَّمْثِيْلِيِّة [S] He had an unimportant part in the play
كَلَام تَافِه [P] trivial remarks; {kalām tāfeh}
أَشيَا تَافْهَة [P] trivialities, trifles, things of no importance;
Circulating, in circulation
مُتَدَاْوَل
Renewable
مُتَجَدِّد
طاقة مُتَجَدِّدة [CA] renewable energy
Honest, faithful, reliable, trustworthy
أَمِيْن، ج أَمِيْنِيْن / إِمَنَا
هُوِّ مِش أَمِيْن [P] he’s not trustworthy, he’s unreliable; {huwwe miš ʔamīn}
كَلْبَو الأَمِيْن لَازَمَو بْساعِةِ الخَطَر [S] His faithful dog stayed with him in the hour of danger,
بْتِعْتِقِد إِنَّو أَمِين [S] Do you think he’s honest?
Wind
هَوَاْئِي
قَصَبِة هَوَائِيِّة [S] windpipe
Spiral
حَلَزَوْنِي
فِي دَرَج حَلَزَوْنِي بِيْوَصِّل لَرَاسِ المَادْنِة [S] A spiral staircase leads to the top of the minaret
Thrilling, exciting, interesting
شَيِّق
مُثِيْر
كانِت قِصَّة مُثِيْرَة [S] That was an exciting story
مُباراة شَيِّقة [CA] an exciting match
فيلْم شَيِّق [CA] an exciting movie
كِتاب شَيِّق [CA] an exciting book
Broke down, out of service, not working, out of order
عَطْلَاْن
المَرْوَحَة عَطْلَانِة [S] The fan is out of order
Thousandth
أَلْفِي
المَدِينِة ما لَهْا زَمَان مِحْتِفْلِة بْعِيْدَهْا الأَلْفِي [S] The city has just celebrated its thousandth anniversary
Thirtieth
تْلَاْتِيْنِي
الشِّرْكِة عَم تِحْتِفِلِ بْعِيدَهْا التَّلَاتِين / التّْلَاتِيْنِي [S] The company is celebrating its thirtieth anniversary
Twentieth
عِشْرِيْنِي
عَم يِحْتِفْلُوا بْعِيْدُهْنِ العِشْرِينِي [S] They’re celebrating their twentieth anniversary
Hundreth
مِئَوِي
هُوِّ عِيْدِ الشِّرْكِة المِئْوِي [S] It’s the company’s hundredth anniversary
جِزِء مِئَوِي، ج أَجْزَاء مِئَوِيِّة [S] one hundredth
حِزِء مِئَوِي مْنِ الإِنْش [S] One hundredth of an inch
Marital
زَوْجِي
Mutated
مُتَحَوِّر
Painted
مَدْهون
Extreme
مُتَناهِي
صَبْرِ مُتَناهِي [E] extreme patience
Borrowed
مُستَعَار
اِسِم مُستَعَار [P] pseudonym, assumed name; {‘isᵉm mustaʕᾱr}
بْيِستَعمِل اِسِم مُستَعَار [P] he uses a pseudonym
Paved
مُعَبَّد
طُرُق مُعَبَّدة [CA] paved roads
غَيْر مُعَبَّدٍ [CA] unpaved
Levelled, smoothed, smooth, even, level, levelled
مُمَهَّد
Quick, speedy, swift
عَاْجِل
مِتْوَقِّع جَوَاب عَاْجِل [S] I expect a prompt reply
عَاجِلًا [V] quickly, at once, soon, immediately;
عَاجِلًا أَو آجِلًا [V] sooner or later; {ʕājilan˜ ʔaw ʔājilan˜}
عاجِلًا أو آجِلًا لازِمِ نْحِطّْ حالْنًا على قَرَار [V] Sooner or later we’ll have to make up our minds.
بِتْمَنَّى لَك شِفَا عَاجِل [S] I wish you a speedy recovery
مْنِتمَنَّالَكِ الشِفَاءِ العَاجِل [P] We wish you a speedy recovery
Debilitating, tiring, exhausting
مِهْلِك
مُرْهِق
الشَّوْب مِهْلِكِ اليَوْم [S] The heat is killer today
Child (adjective), baby (adjective), children’s, of or pertaining to childhood or infancy
طِفْلِيّ
الطِبّ الطِفْلِيّ [CA] pediatrics
Subject (ل = to)
مْعَرَّض
هُوِّ مْعَرَّض لَنَوْبَات سَوْدَاوِيِّة [S] He’s subject to melancholic depressions
Melancholic
سَوْدَاْوِي
هُوِّ مْعَرَّض لَنَوْبَات سَوْدَاوِيِّة [S] He’s subject to melancholic depressions
Forgotten
مَنْسِيّ
Addressed (إلى = to)
مُعَنْوَن
المَكْتُوب مْعَنْوَن إِلِي [S] The letter is addressed to me
Harmonious (with o.a., or مع = with), in harmony, in agreement (مع = with)
مُتَجَاْوِب، ج مُتَجَاْوِبِيْن، المؤنث: مُتَجَاْوِبَة، ج مُتَجَاْوِبَاْت
مُتَنَاْغِم
ما مُتْجَاوِب مَعَ كُلَّ الدُّوَل التَّانِيَة [S] it is not in agreement with all the other states
Of or related to the regime or establishment
نِظَامِي
Working by the day, hired on a day-to-day basis
مُيَاْوَم، ج مُيَاْوَمين
عُمَّال مُيَاوَمين [CA] day laborers
Singing, song, vocal (adjective)
غِنائِي
حَفْلَة غِنَائِيَّة [CA] song recital, concert of vocal music
أَلْبوم غِنائيّ [CA] album
موسيقى غِنائيّة [CA] vocal music
مَسْرَحيّة غِنائيّة [CA] opera, musical
Obligated, under obligation
مَلْزُوْم، ج مَلْزُوْمِيْن، المؤنث: مَلْزُوْمَة
آني ما مَلْزُوم أَنْتَظْرَك ساعَة وْما تِجِي [I] I’m not obligated to wait for you for an hour when you don’t come.
إذا صار عَلَيك شي، آني ما مَلْزُوم [I] If anything happens to you, I’m not responsible.
Simulated, artificial, spurious
Not being what it purports to be; false or fake
(Of an emotion) pretended or feigned
مُفتَعَل، المؤنث: مُفتَعَلِة
حَمَاس مُفتَعَل [P] simulated enthusiasm
اتِّهامات مُفْتَعَلة [CA] false accusations
ابْتِسامة مُفْتَعَلة [CA] a forced smile
Burning, ablaze, flaming, on fire
مِشْتِعِل
شَمْعة مُشْتَعِلة [CA] a burning candle
البَيْت المُشْتَعِل [CA] the burning house
Safely
بْسَلَاْمِة
بْأَمَان
وِصْلُوا بْأَمَان [S] They arrived safely
بْتَعْطِيْنَا شْعُوْر بِالأَمَاْن [S] It gives us a sense of security
الخَطْوِة الأخِيرَة عِبَارَة عَن تَهْدِيد خَطِير لَأَمانِ بْلَادْنَا [S] The latest step constitutes a serious threat to our country’s security
بْأَمَان اَلله مَعِ السَّلَامِة [S] Good-by, Take care of yourself
Frustrating
مُحبِط، المؤنث: مُحبِطَة
Of or related to motion, dynamic, in motion, regarding movement, motor (adjective)
Kinetic
حَرَكِيّ
تَطَوُّر حَرَكيّ [CA] either 1. motor development (in children), or 2. a dynamic development
نَشاط حَرَكيّ [CA] physical movement/activity
اسْم حَرَكيّ [CA] alias, nom de guerre, code name, nickname
Integrated
مُندَمِج، ج مُندَمْجِيْن
هِنِّ مُندَمْجِيْن في مُحِيْطهِن [P] [P, G] they are integrated into their environment;
Following a definite purpose, committed, determined, aimed, purposeful
هَاْدِف
إجْراءات هادِفة [CA] specific measures, meaningful action
فيلْم هادِف [CA] a movie with a message
غَيْر هادِفٍ للرِبْحِ [CA] non-profit
Covered
مْغَطَّى
(s.o. / s.th.) facing, oriented, turned (ل = toward)
مْتوجّه، ج مْتوجّْهين، المؤنث: مْتوجّْهة
Delightful
بَهِيْج
مِبْهِج
مَضَّيْنَا سَهْرَة بَهِيْجِة بْبَيْتُهْن [S] We spent a delightful evening at their house
كانِت حَفْلِة مِبِهْجِة لَدَرَجِة [S] It was a fairly enjoyable party
Gloomy, depressed, sad, dreary
كَئِيب، ج كَئِيبِة
كانْ نْهَارِ كْتِير كَئِيب [S] It was an awfully dreary day
دايْمًا فِي نَظْرَة كَئِيْبِة على وِشَّو [S] He always has a gloomy look on his face
المَرِيْض مَرَّات بيْكُوْن كَئِيب جِدًّا [P] the patient is sometimes very depressed
Having been crossed out or struck out
مْشَخَّط، ج مْشَخَّطِيْن، المؤنث: مْشَخَّطَة
Planning (adjective), schematic
تَخْطِيْطِيّ
Stored up, warehoused
مَخْزُوْن، المؤنث: مَخْزُوْنَة
Planetary
كَوْكَبِيّ
Agreeing, in agreement
Right, appropriate, fair, acceptable, appropriate (ل = for) (literally in accordance with rules or standards)
Suitable, convenient
مْوَاْفِق
أَنَا مْوَافِق بِالمِيِّة مِيِّة [S] I’m all for it
مِنْدَشِّر بِكْرَا إِذَا الطَّقْسِ مْوَافِق [S] We’ll leave tomorrow if the weather is right
هادا سِعْرِ مْوَافِق [S] That’s a fair price
مْنِغْدِرِ نْلَاقِي أَبَارْتْمَانِ مْوَافِق [S] We can find a suitable apartment,
مْوَاصَلَاتِ البَاص هَوْنِ كْتِيرِ مْوافْقَة [S] The bus service here is very convenient,
هايّ مَنْطِقَة كْتِيرِ مْوافْقَة لَأَوْتَيْل = هايّ مَنْطِقَة حَفْر وْتَنْزِيْل لَأَوْتَيْل [S] This is a very desirable neighborhood for a hotel
Compatible
مِتَوَاْفِق
Stifling hot
فَطِيْس
Separating
فَاصِل، المؤنث: فَاصلِة
مَنطِقَة فَاصلِة [P] buffer zone
Seasonal
مَوْسِمِي
الرِّيْح المَوْسِمِيَّة [CA] the seasonal wind (also referring to the monsoon)
رِياح مَوْسِميّة [CA] seasonal winds
عَمَل مَوْسِميّ [CA] seasonal work
Early
مْبَكِّر، ج مْبَكّْرِيْن
بَكِّيْر
الزَوَاجِ المُبَكِّر [P] early marriage, marriage at too young an age; {‘iz-zawājᴵ-l-mubakker}
أْجِينَا بَكَّيْر عَ الحَفْلِة = كِنَّا مْبَكّْرِين عَ الحَفْلِة [S] We were early at the party
مْنِتْوَقَّع جَوَاب مْبَكِّر [S] We expect an early reply.
انت مْبَكِّر اليَوْم [J] you’re early today
Limited, restricted, confined (على = to)
مُقْتَصِر
Humorous, humoristic, comic amusing, funny
فُكَاْهِي
Adventurous
مُغَاْمِر
Telephone, telephonic
هَاتِفي، المؤنث: هَاتِفِيِّة
مُكَالَمِة هَاتِفِيِّة [P] [CA] phone call (often this will shortened to مكالمة); {mukālame
Radiant, brilliant, shining, luminous, bright, glittering, sparkling
سَاْطِع، ج سَوَاْطِع
نور ساطِع [CA] a dazzling light
ضَوْء ساطِع، ج أَضْواء ساطِعة [CA] bright light, dazzling light
نَجْم ساطِع [CA] a twinkling star
وَجْه ساطِع [CA] a radiant face
ابْتِسامة ساطِعة [CA] a brilliant smile
شَمْس ساطِعة [CA] a brilliant sun
Of little light, dim (said of a lamp)
نَاْيِص
قنديل نايص [L] a lamp whose light is dim (ضوءه خفيف);
ما حْسِنِت اْشُوف شِي بْهالضَّوِ النَّايِص [S] couldn’t see anything in that dim light,
Fresh (of water, rather than salt)
عَذْب، ج عِذَاْب
ماء عَذْب [CA] fresh water
مِيَاه عَذْبَةِ [CA] fresh water
Blown up, puffed up, inflated, pumped up
مُنْتَفِخ
مَنْفُوْخ
وَالله رَاسَو مَنْفُوْخِ كْتِير [S] Does he have a swollen head
Insured, covered by insurance
مْؤَمَّن
بَيْتَكِ مْسَوْكَر = بَيْتَكِ مْؤَمَّن [S] Is your house covered by insurance
Brittle, fragile, breakable
هَشّ
السَلام الهَشّ [CA] the fragile peace
عِظام هَشّة [CA] brittle bones
مادّة هَشّة [CA] fragile material
