Adjectives 2 Flashcards
Fantastic, outlandish
خَاْرِق
هالِوْلاد بْيِطْلَعُوا بْكِذْبَاْت خارْقَة بْحَيَاتِي ما سْمِعِت مِتْلَهْا [S] Those kids tell the most fantastic lies I’ve ever heard
Pure, unadulterated, clear
صَافي
Compulsory, obligatory, mandatory
إِجْبَارِي
Optimistic
مِتفَائِل
Pessimistic
مِتشَائِم
Sure, certain (adjective)
مْؤَكَّد
هادا شِي مْؤَكَّد [S] That’s a sure thing
مُو مْؤَكَّد [S] uncertain
سَفِرْتَو لَسَّاهَا مُو مْؤَكَّدِة [S] His trip is still uncertain
Inner, interior, internal
دَاخِلي
جُوَّاني
External, outside, outer
بَرَّاْنِي
خَارِجي
Abandoned
مَهْجُور
Grateful
مَمنُوْن، ج مَمنُوْنِيْن
مَمْنُونَك [V] I’m indebted to you (common way of saying thank you);
مَمْنُونَك يا خَلِيل [L] I’m grateful to you, Khalil;
مَمْنُوْنِيْن إِلَكِ كْتِير [S] We’re very much obliged to you
مَمْنُوْن [S] Thanks!
شُكْرًا جَزِيلًا = مَمْنُونِ كْتِير [S] Thank you very much
نِحْنَا مَمْنُوْنِيْنَكِ كْتِير [S] We are very thankful to you
بِيْكُون مَمْنُون حَتَّى على مَعْرُوف بَسِيْط [S] He’s thankful even for a little favor
بْكُون مَمْنُون إِلَك إِذَا إْجِيت [S] I would appreciate it, if you could come,
أنا مَمْنُوْنَكِ كْتِير لَـمَعُوْنْتَك [S] I’m grateful to you for your help
يَا رَيْتَك كِنْتِ تْشُوْف قَدَّيْشَو كان مَمْنُوْن [S] You should have seen how grateful he was
أَنَا مَمنُوْنَك [P] I’m grateful to you; { ʔana mamnūnak}
اِحنَا مَمنُوْنِيْنِ كْتِيْر [P] we’re very grateful
Stolen
مَسرُوْق
Live (e.g. of a show)
مُبَاشِر
Taped, recorded
Registered
مْسَجَّل
اْسْتَلَمْتِ اليَوْم مَكْتُوْبِ مْسَجَّل [S] I got a registered letter today
هايّْ مَارْكَة مْسَجَّلِة = هايّْ عَلَامِة مْسَجَّلِة [S] That’s a registered trade-mark
الاِختِرَاعِ مْسَجَّل [P] the invention has been registered (with the patent office); {‘il-‘iḵtirᾱʕᵉ mºsajjal}
مَكتُوْبِ مْسَجَّل [P] a registered letter
عَنْدِي خِطَابَو مْسَجَّل بِالبَيْت [S] I’ve got his speech on tape at home
Thick (especially said of elongated, tubular objects)
تْخِيْن، ج تْخَان
Faithful, loyal, dedicated, devoted, sincere
مِخْلِص
Suitable (for), good (for), proper (for), appropriate
خَرْج
صُبَّاط خَرْج التَلْج [L] shoes suitable for winter;
هَيْدِي خَرْج، نْدَرِّج هَون نَهِر عَسِل [L] this is good, we’ll make (dig / grade) a river of honey here
خَرْجَك هَيك [L] you deserve this (تستحقّ هذا );
مِش خَرْج [L] not suitable, not fitting (ليس أَهلًا);
خَرْجَك [S] You asked for it! that serves you right
خَرْجَو [S] It serves him right, he deserves it
بَيْنِي وْبَيْنَك خَرْجَو [S] Between you and me, it’s his own fault,
بَسّ أنا ما خَرِج، حَتَّى مَا خَرِج اِنْعَزِم عَلَى عِرِس. [L] But I hate it (weddings). I don’t even like being invited to weddings
أنا مِشّ خَرِج بَهْدَلِة زَيّ هَيك [J] I’m not willing to be humiliated like this
خَرْجُه اللي صار فيه [L] he got what he deserved
Imitation, copy, fake
تَقْلِيْد، ج تَقَاْلِيْد
هَادَا تَقلِيْد، مِش أَصلي [P] that’s an imitation, not an original; {hāda taqlīd، miš ʔɑṣly}
هالصُّوْرَة تَقْلِيْد [S] That picture is a fake
هادا تَقْلِيدِ ضْعِيْف [S] That’s a poor imitation
هالشَّنْتَايِة مَعْمُوْلِة مِن جِلِد تَقْلِيد [S] This pocketbook is made of imitation leather
Obvious, self-evident
بَدِيْهِي
هادا بَديهِي تَمَام [S] That’s quite obvious,
الشِّي البَدِيهِي يَللي لازِم تَعِمْلَو خَلِّيْكِ بْعِيد عَنُّهْن [S] The obvious thing for you to do is keep out of their way
بَدِيْهِي إِنَّك اِنْتِ مَعْزُوْم = ما بِدَّهْا حَكِي اِنْتِ مَعْزُوْم [S] It goes without saying that you’re invited
Respected, esteemed, respectable
مِحْتَرَم
Strong, powerful, forceful, intense
Severe, strict, harsh, tough; (also translated as sharp, violent)
شَدِيْد
البَردِ الشَدِيْد [P] the intense cold; {‘il-bardᴵ-š-šadīd}
الحَرِّ الشَدِيْد [P] the intense heat; {‘il-ḥɑrrᴵ-š-šadīd}
مِن حُبُّو الشَدِيْد إِلهَا [P] because of his intense love for her; {min ḥubbo-š-šadīd ʔilha}
العِقَاب شَدِيْدِ كْتِيْر [P] the punishment is too harsh; {‘il-ʕiʠᾱb šadīdᵉ kºtīr}
هُوِّ شَدِيْد مَعِ الطُلَّاب [P] he’s strict with the students; {huwwe šadīd maʕᴵ-ṭ-ṭullᾱb}
السَّفِيرِ تْقَدَّمِ بْمُذَكَّرِةْ اِحْتِجَاج شَدِيدِة [S] The ambassador delivered a sharp note of protest
فِي عَنْدُهْن أَنْظِمِة شَدِيدِة [S] They have strict regulations
إِيْدَو شَدِيدِة كْتِير على مَصَارِيْه (مَصَرِيْه) [S] He’s very tight with his money
Guilty, responsible (for doing something wrong)
مِذْنِب، ج مِذْنِبِيْن
Responsible (عن = for); (in the sense of being liable, in charge, etc.)
مَسؤُول، ج مَسؤُولِيْن
Diplomatic
دِبْلَوْمَاْسِي، ج دِبْلَوْمَاْسِيِّيْن
Atomic, nuclear
ذَرّي
نَوَوي، ج نَوَوِيِّة
التَجَارِبِ النَوَوِيِّة [P] nuclear tests
طاقَة ذَرِّيِّة [S] Atomic energy,
الغَوَّاصَة بْتِمْشِي بِالقُوِّة الذَّرِّيِّة [S] The submarine is driven by nuclear energy.
قُنْبُلِة / قُمبُلِة ذَرِّيِّة [P] atomic bomb (the combination نْب is said as a م); {qunºbule / qumbule ∂arriyye}
الطَاقَة الذَرِّيِّة [P] atomic energy, nuclear energy; {‘iṭ-ṭᾱʠɑ-∂-∂arriyye}
Unanimous
مِجْمَع عَلَيْه
الرَّأْي هَللي مِجْمَع عَلَيْه مِن طَرَف كِلِّ المِخْتَصِّين إِنَّو [S] It is the unanimous opinion of all concerned that…
Thriving, flourishing, prosperous
مُزدَهِر
Imported
مُستَورَد
Despairing, desperate
يَأْسَان، ج يَأْسَانِيْن، المؤنث: يَأْسَانِة
يَاْئِس
Examples
كَانِ مْبَيِّن عَلَيْه كْتِير يائِس لَـمّا وِصِل لَهَوْن [S] He seemed to be very desperate when he first arrived,
السَّائِق عِمِلِ مْحاوَلِة يائْسِة لَيِتْفَادَى الأَكْسِيْضَاْن [S] The driver made a desperate move to avoid the accident
عِمِل مَجْهُوْدَاْت يَائِس لَيْخَلِّص حالَو [S] He made frantic efforts to free himself
Rude, uncouth, obnoxious, coarse
جِفِص
Bilateral
Duo, duet
Twofold, two-sided, double, dual, nary, binary, bi-, di-, mutual (when involving two parties)
ثُنَاْئِي
Complicated, complex
مُعَقَّد
عَوِيْص
هَايّْ مِشِكْلِة عَوِيْصَة [S] That’s a tough one
هادا مَوْضُوع عَوِيْص [S] That’s a difficult subject,
هَادي مَسءَلِة عَوِيْصَة [P] that’s a complex issue; {hādy masʔale ʕɑwīṣɑ}
هَاي مُشكِلِة عَوِيْصَة [P] this is a complicated problem;
Efficient, thorough
Perfect, perfectly executed, done excellently
مِتْقَن
هُوِّ مِتْقَنِ بْكِلّْ شِي بْيَعِمْلَو [S] He’s efficient in everything he does,
شُغِل مُتقَن [P] perfectly executed work; {šuġᵉl mutʠan}
بْيِحكُوا لُغَة مُتقَنِة [P] they speak the language well;
Stable
مِسْتَقِرّ
Cosmetics
تَجمِيْل
مُختَصَّة لَلتَّجمِيْل [P] cosmetician, beauty specialist; {muḵtɑṣṣɑ lattajmīl}
عِملَة عَمَلِيِّة تَجمِيْل [P] she had cosmetic surgery;
Lost, missing;
مَفْقُوْد
ضَايِع، ج ضَايعِيْن
Vile, revolting, disgusting
مِقْرِف
Misleading, misguiding, deceptive, delusive, fallacious
مُضَلَّل
تَقْرير مُضَلِّل [CA] a misleading report
Deformed, distorted
مُشَوَّه، ج مُشَوَّهِيْن
Systematic
مَنْهَجِي
مُمَنْهَج
Made (من = from / of) (passive participle of عِمِل)
مَعْمُوْل
