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
Beneficent, charitable, (one who gives) charity, philanthropist
Philanthropist, benefactor, donor
مُحسِن، ج مُحسِنِيْن
Liquid
سَاْئِل، ج سَوَاْئِل
Solid
جَمَاْد، ج جَمَاْدَاْت
Coherent
مُتَمَاسِك
Country, countryside, rural (adjective)
رِيْفِي
Temporary
مُؤَقَّت
وَقْتِي
Understood
مَفهُوْم
Dirty, filthy
مِجْوِي
وِسِخ، ج وُسخِيْن / وِسخِيْن
ساكْنِينِ بْكُوْخ مِجْوِي [S] They live in a miserable shack
Veiled, wearing the headscarf
مْحَجَّب
مَرَة مْحَجَّبِة [P] a veiled woman
Sovereign
ذَات سْيَادِة، ج ذَوَات سْيَادِة
Previous, former, ex-
سَابِق، ج سَابْقِيْن
Failed, unsuccessful
فَاْشِل
Original, real, authentic, genuine
أَصْلِي، ج أَصْلِيِّيْن
هَادَا دَهَب أَصلي [P] that’s real gold; {hāda dahab ʔɑṣly}
هَادَا أَصلي مِش تَقلِيْد [P] this is genuine / an original, not a reproduction; {hāda ʔɑṣly miš taqlīd}
النَصِّ الأَصلي [P] the original version; {‘in-nɑṣṣᴵ-l-ʔɑṣly}
هَايِ النُسخَة الأَصلِيِّة [P] this is the original text; {hāyᴵ-n-nusḵa-l-ʔɑṣliyye}
هادا دَهَب أَصْلِي [S] Is that real gold?
هادا جِلْد أَصْلِي [S] That’s genuine leather
الجِّهَاتِ الأَصْلِيِّة الأَرْبْعَة هِنِّة الشّْمَال وِالجّْنُوْب وِالشَّرِق وِالغَرِب [S] The cardinal points are north, south, east, and west.
بالفْرِنْساوِي بْسِتْعَمِلِ الأَعْدَادِ الأَصْلِيِّة بِالتَّارِيْخ [S] In French, you use the cardinal number with the date.
هادا حَرِير أَصْلِي [S] Is this real silk?
نِسْخَة أَصْلِيِّة [S] original copy
بِدِّي اْشُوفِ النِّسْخَة الأَصْلِيِّة تَبَعِ الكِنْتْرَات [S] I’d like to see the original of the contract
الخِطَّة الأَصْلِيِّة كانِت كِلَّهْا غَيْر هَيْك [S] The original plan was altogether different
هادا النَّصِّ الأَصْلِي [S] Is that the original text?
ما رِجِع لَوَطَنَو الأَصْلِي أَبَدًا [S] He never returned to his native country,
شُو لُغَتَكِ الأَصْلِيِّة [S] What’s your native language?
مُو أَصْلِي [S] imitation
دِقْتِ لَّك شِي مَرَّة أَكِل عَرَبِي أَصْلِي [S] Have you ever tasted authentic Arab food?
Constant, continuous, steady, permanent
مِسْتَمِرّ
هالضَّوْجِة المِسْتْمِرَّة عَمِ تْهِدِّ لِّي أَعْصَابِي [S] The constant noise is getting on my nerves
هالضَّوْجِة المِسْتْمِرَّة عَمِ تْهَدِّ لِّي أَعْصَابِي [S] The continual noise is getting on my nerves.
مْنَيْن جايِة هالضَّوْجِة المِسْتْمِرَّة [S] Where does that continuous noise come from?
في حَرَكِة مُستَمِرِّة [P] moving continuously / constantly; {fy ḥarake mustamirre}
تَهدِيْد مُستَمِرّ [P] a constant threat; {tahdīd mustamerr}
بْشَكِل مُستَمِرّ [P] continually, continuously, persistently; {bºšakel mustamerr}
حَرَكِة مُستَمِرِّة [P] continuous motion; {ḥarake mustamirre}
Just, fair
عَاْدِل
هادا جَزَا عَادِل [S] That’s a just punishment
تَوزِيْع عَادِل [P] fair distribution; {tawzīʕ ʕādel}
الحَلِّ العَادِل [P] the just / fair solution; {‘il-ḥallᴵ-l-ʕādel}
قَصَص عَادِل [P] a just punishment; {qɑṣɑṣ ʕādel}
Destroyed
خَرْبَاْن
مدمَّر
Occupied
مِحْتَلّ
Bedouin
بَدَوِي، ج بَدُو
Imminent, about to happen, impending
وَشِيْك
Existential
وُجُوْدِي
Exiled
مَنفي
مَنْفِي سَنَتَين [E.G.] He’s been living in exile for two years
Promised
مَوْعُوْد
آني مَوْعُودِ بْتَرْفِيع [I] I have been promised promotion.
Suspect, suspicious
مَشْبُوْه
شَخص مَشبُوْه [P] a suspicious character; {šɑḵṣ mašbūh}
غَرَض مَشبُوْه [P] a suspicious object; {ġɑrɑḍ mašbūh}
شُو الشَّغْلِة المَشْبُوْهَة هَللي عَم يِشْتِغِلَهْا هَلَّق [S] What kind of shady business is he engaged in now?
هالشِّي مْبَيِّن لِي مَشْبُوْه فِيه [S] That looks suspicious to me
Sustainable (as in sustainable development)
مُسْتَدَاْم
التَنْمِيَّة المُسْتَدامَة [CA] sustainable development;
Bankrupt, broke, penniless
مِفْلِس
مْفَلِّس
Sufficient, enough
كَافي
مُو كَافِي [S] inadequate
هالحَلّ مُو كَافِي [S] That’s an inadequate solution,
فِي عَنْدْنَا (عَنَّا) مُوْنِة كَافْيِة مِنْشَانِ السَّفْرَة [S] Do we have sufficient provisions for the trip?
إِذَا فِيْه عَدَد كَافي مِنِ الأَعضَاء [P] if there are enough members; { ʔi∂a fīᴴ ʕadad kāfy minᴵ-l-ʔɑʕḍᾱʔÅ}
مَا عِندَوْشِ الجُرأَة الكَافيِة [P] he doesn’t have enough courage (to do…); {ma ʕindōšᴵ-l-jurʔ¡a-l-kāfye}
غَيْر كَافي [P] insufficient
Supple, flexible
مَرِن
لَازِم يِتْبَنُّوا سْياسِة مَرِنِة [S] They should adopt a flexible policy
Diligent, industrious, hard-working
مُجْتَهِد
Manipulative
مُتَلَاْعِب
Untruthful, false
كَاْذِب
العِذِر هَللي عَطَانَا ياه كان على ما يِظْهَر كاذِب [S] The excuse he gave us was obviously false
تَقَارِيْر كَاذبِة [P] false reports, misleading reports;
Fundamental, intrinsic
جَوْهَرِي
ما فِي فَرِق جَوْهَرِي بَيْنِ التّْنَيْن [S] There’s no material difference between the two
بِدَّو يَعْمِل عِدِّة تَغْيِيْرَات جَوْهَرِيِّة [S] He wants to make some radical changes
ما لِي شَايِف أَنُو فَرِق جَوْهَرِي بَيْنِ التّْنَيْن [S] I don’t see any substantial difference between the two
جَوْهَرِيًّا [S] in essence substantially
التّْنَيْن جَوْهَرِيًّا مِتِل بَعْضُهْن [S] The two are substantially alike,
هايّ نِقْطَة جَوْهَرِيِّة = هايّ نِقْطَة أَسَاسِيِّة [S] This is an essential point
Extremist, radical (person)
مِتْطَرِّف، ج مِتْطَرِّفِيْن
مُتَشَدِّد، ج مُتَشَدِّدُوْن
Saddening, sad (i.e. causing saddness) (also translated as pitiable, tragic, regrettable, sorry)
مِحْزِن
قُصَّة مِحِزنِة [P] a sad story; {quṣṣɑ meḥᵉzne}
كان مَنْظَر مِحْزِن [S] That was a pitiful sight
هَايّْ غَلْطَة مِحِزْنِة [S] This is a regrettable mistake
هالقِصَّة مِحِزْنِة عَن حَقَا [S] That’s a real sad story
التِّجَارَة بْحالِة مِحِزْنِة وَالله [S] The business is in a pretty sad state
هِنِّة بْحالِة مِحِزْنِة [S] They’re in a sorry state
هُوِّ أَحْسِن شِي بِالأَدْوَارِ المِحِزْنِة [S] He’s best in tragic roles
لِعِب دَوْرِ مْحَزِّن = لِعِب دَوْر بِيْحَزِّن [S] He played a pitiable role,
Lower, lowest
أَسفَل
Bare, uncovered, open, exposed
مَكشُوْف، ج مَكشُوْفِيْن
Selfish
أَنَاْنِي
Cautious, on guard
حِذِر
مِتْحَذِّر
ما في لْزُوْمِ تْكُوْن هالقَدّ مِتْحَذِّر مَعِي [S] You don’t have to be so cautious with me
الحادْثِة رَحَ تْذَكّْرَكِ تْكُوْن حِذِر أَكْتَر مِن هَلَّق وْرَايِح [S] The accident will serve to remind you to be more careful from now on
عَمِّي رِجَّال حِذِرِ كْتِير [S] My uncle is a very cautious hazer
كان حِذِرِ بْجَوَابَو [S] He gave me a guarded answer
Imperial
إِمْبْرَطَوْرِي
Conceited, boastful, vain
مَغرُوْر، ج مَغْرُوْرِيْن
Crafty, cunning, deceitful, sly
مَاْكِر
هُوِّ تاجِر ماكِر [S] He’s a crafty businessman
هُوِّ واحِد ماكِر عَتِيْق [V] He’s a cunning old fox
Stubborn, obstinate, headstrong;
عَنِيْد، ج عِنَدَا
Disrespectful
عَديم الاحْتِرامِ
Committed
مُلْتَزِم
أَدِيْب مُلتَزِم [P] a (politically) committed writer
Mature, grown-up
نَاضِج، ج نَاضجِيْن
Divine
إِلَاْهِي
Comprehensive, complete, encompassing, total
شَاْمِل
In harmony (مع / ب / في = with)
(also used loosely well fit, well integrated, in keeping with, etc.)
مُنسَجِم، ج مِنسِجْمِيْن
الوَلَد مِنسَجِم مَعِ البَاقِيْن [P] they fits in well with the rest; {‘il-walad minsajemmaʕᴵ-l-bāqīn}
الوَلَد مُنسَجِم في صَفُّو [P] they fits in well with his class
Shameful, disgraceful, reprehensible
مُعِيْب
Contested, challenged, disputed, debatable, controversial
مُتَنَاْزَع علَيْهِ / فِيْهِ
الجُزُر المُتَنازَع عَلَيْها [CA] the disputed islands
المَناطِق المُتَنازَع عَلَيْها [CA] the disputed territories
أَرْض مُتَنازَع على مِلْكيَّتِها [CA] disputed land
Physical, bodily
بَدَني
الرِيَاضَة البَدَنِيِّة [P] physical exercise, gymnastics; {‘ir-riyᾱḍɑ-l-badaniyye}
العِقَابِ البَدَني [P] corporal punishment; {‘il-ʕiʠᾱbᴵ-l-badany}
تْحَاشَى كِلّ إِجْهاد بَدَنِي [S] Avoid every form of physical exertion
Executed
مَعْدُوْم
True, correct, right, authentic
صْحِيْح / صَحِيْح، ج صْحَاح
كَلَام صَحِيْح [P] (your) words are true
• جوابك صحيح.
(Jawābak ṣaḥīḥ.)
“Your answer is correct.”
• هل هيدا الخبر صحيح؟
(Hal hayda el-khabar ṣaḥīḥ
Nailed
مْمَسْمَر
وَقَّف كَإِنَّو مْمَسْمَر بِالأَرْض [S] He stood as if nailed to the spot,
Biological
أَحْيَاْئِيّ
كِيْمْيَاء أَحْيَائِيّ [CA] biochemistry
عالِم أَحْيائيّ [CA] biologist
Paid
مَدْفُوْع
