Adjectives 3 Flashcards
Limited, bounded, confined, fixed
مَحْدُوْد
وَقِتْنَا مَحْدُوْد [S] Our time is limited
تَفكِيْرُو مَحدُوْد [P] his way of thinking is limited; {tafkīro maḥdūd}
مَحدُوْدِ الضَمَان [P] Ltd. {maḥdūdᴵ-ḍ-ḍɑmᾱn}
وَقِتنَا مَحدُوْد [P] our time is limited; {waqᵉtna maḥdūd}
المَكَانِيَّات مَحدُوْدِة [P] Opportunities are limited; {‘il-makāniyyāt maḥdūde}
السُرعَة مَحدُوْدِة [P] the speed is set / has a limit (i.e. there is a speed limit); {‘is-surʕa maḥdūde}
السِعِر مَحدُوْد [P] the price is fixed
Bearable, tolerable
مَحْمُوْل
الشَوْب لِسَّاتَو مَحْمُوْل [S] The heat is still bearable
الشَّوْب هَون مَحْمُوْل [S] The heat here is tolerable
الوَجَع مَحمُوْل [P] the pain is bearable
Contemporary, modern
عَصْرِي
مُعَاصِر
أَدِيْب مُعَاصِر [P] a modern author; { ʔadīb muʕāṣer}
شايِف لَكِ السِّيَاسِة الِـمْعاصْرَة بِتْحَيِّرِ كْتِير [S] find contemporary politics very confusing
دَولِة عَصرِيِّة [P] a modern state; {dawle ʕɑṣriyye}
التَربِيِّة العَصرِيِّة [P] modern education; {‘it-tarbiyye-l-ʕɑṣriyye}
ضَغْطِ الحَيَاةِ العَصْرِيِّة مَا لُهْن عَم يِقِدْرُوا يِتْحَمَّلُوْه [S] The strain of modern life is too much for
Destructive
هَدَّام
مُدَمِّر
Psychological, mental
نَفْسَاوِي
نَفسي
Worrying, concerning, causing worry
مُقلِق
الوَضِع مُقلِق جِدًّا [P] the situation is very worrying
Corrosive
أَكَّال
Colonised
مُسْتَعْمَر
Still
رَاْكِن
بِاللَيْلِ الشَّوَارِع بِتْكُوْن رَاكْنِة هادْيِة [S] At night, the streets are still and quiet
Reprehensible, blameworthy, objectionable, unacceptable
مُنكَر
مُسْتَنْكَر
هَادَا عَمَل مُنكَر [P] that’s a reprehensible action
Praiseworthy, laudable
حَمِيْد
النِّيِّة حَمِيدِة بَسّْ مِمْكِن يَا تَرَى تَحْقِيْقَهْا [S] The intention is laudable, but can it be realized?
خُطوَة حَمِيْدِة [P] a praiseworthy action
Envious
مَحْسُوْد
Common, shared, joint
مِشْتَرَك
أَهدَفنَا المُشتَرَكِة [P] our shared goals; { ʔahdafna-l-muštarake}
الأَرْض مِلْك مِشْتَرَك [S] The land is their joint property
تَلِيْفَون مِشْتَرَك [S] multiparty line, shared service line
عَنْدْنَا تَلِيْفَوْن مِشْتَرَك [S] We have a party line
هادا واجِبْنَا المِشْتَرَك [S] That’s our common duty.
أنا وِيَّاها ما فِي شِي بَيْناتْنَا مِشْتَرَك [S] she and have nothing in common
الدَوِلْتَيْن فِي عَنْدُهْن مَشَاكِلِ كْتِير مِشْتَرَكِة بَيْناتُهْن [S] two countries have many problems in common
Legitimate
شَرْعِي
وَلَد شَرعي [P] a legitimate child (i.e. born in wedlock); {walad šarʕy}
وَلَد غَيْر شَرعي [P] an illegitimate child (i.e. born out of wedlock); {walad ġēr šarʕy}
غَيْر شَرْعِي [S] either 1. illegal, or 2. illegitimate
هُوِّ طِفْل غَيْر شَرْعِي = هُوِّ طِفْل اِبِن حَرَام [S] He is an illegitimate child,
هُوِّ الوَارِثِ الشَّرْعِي [S] He is the legitimate heir
هُوِّ صَاحِبِ البَيْتِ الشَرْعِي [S] He is the rightful owner of the house
Worried, anxious, concerned (على = about / for)
قَلقَان، ج قَلقَانِيْن
مَهْمُوْم
Prepared, ready; (also translated as willing)
مِستْعِدّ
Wise, judicious
حَكِيْم، ج حَكِيْمِيْن
كان حَكِيم بِاْخْتِيَارَو [S] He made a judicious selection
الاِختِيَارِ الحَكِيْم [P] the wise choice; {‘il-‘iḵtiyᾱrᴵ-l-ḥakīm}
سِيَاسِة حَكِيْمِة [P] a wise policy; {siyāse ḥakīme}
مُو حَكِيْم [S] unwise
بْظِنّ إِنَّو كَان قَرَاْر مُو حَكِيْم [S] I think it was an unwise
ساوَيْت قَرَارِ كْتِير حَكِيْم [S] You have made a very wise decision
كان لَا شَكّْ رَجُل حَكِيم هَللي قَال [S] It was a wise man indeed who said…
Convincing
مِقنِع
Deprived, dispossessed (من = of)
مَحرُوْم، ج مَحرُوْمِيْن
Shameful, disgraceful
مُخْزِي
Coward, cowardly
جَبَان
Protected
مِحْمِي
Guarded
مَحرُوْس
البُستَان مَحرُوْس [P] the orchard is guarded
Treacherous
خَاْيِن، ج خَوَنِة
غَاْدِر، ج غَاْدْرِيْن
Built
مَبْنِي
Fundamental, basic
أَسَاسي
Developed, advanced, sophisticated
مُتَطَوِّر
Blocked, closed off
مَحْصُوْر
• “الطريق محصورة بسبب الزحمة.” (The road is blocked because of traffic.) • “المنطقة كلها محصورة وما فيك تفوت.” (The whole area is closed off, and you can’t enter.)
• “حاسس بطني محصورة وما عم ارتاح.”
(I feel blocked in my stomach and can’t get relief.)
• “منخاره محصور بسبب الرشح.”
(His nose is blocked because of the cold.)
Food (Relating to)
غِذَاْئِيّ
تَسَمُّم غِذائيّ [CA] food poisoning
سِلْسِلة غِذائيّة [CA] food chain
نِظام غِذائيّ [CA] diet
مُساعَدة غِذائيّة = إعانة غِذائيّة [CA] food aid
قَدَّمَ مُساعَدةً غِذائيّةً [CA] to offer food aid
زَيْت غِذائيّ [CA] cooking oil
Affected, influenced, under the influence (ب = of)
مُتَأَثِّر
Transitional
اِنْتِقَاْلِي
Elected
مُنتَخَب
مَجلِس مُنتَخَب [P] an elected council
Suitable, appropriate, proper, fitting, apt;
مْنَاسِب
مْلَاْئِم
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.
اْشْتَرَى البَيْت بِشْرُوْطِ كْتِيرِ مْلَائْمِة [S] He bought the house on very favorable terms
ما بِعْتِقِد حَكْيَو كان خَرِج هالِـمْناسَبِة / مْلائِم لَهَالِـمْناسَبِة [S] I don’t think his words were appropriate to the occasion
هَادَا مِشِ مْنَاسِب [P] it’s inappropriate, it’s unsuitable; {hāda mišᵉ mºnāseb}
في الوَقتِ المُنَاسِب [P] at the appropriate time; {fy-l-waqtᴵ-l-munāseb}
الإِنسَانِ المُنَاسِب في المَكَانِ المُنَاسِب [P] the right person at the right time; {‘il-ʔinsānᴵ-l-munāseb fy-l-makānᴵ-l-munāseb}
هَيْدَا الـمَحَلّ مِش مْنَاسِب لَعُمْرَك [L] this place is not suitable for one of your age;
ما بِعْتِقِد حَكْيَو كان خَرِج هالِـمْناسَبِة / مْلائِم لَهَالِـمْناسَبِة [S] I don’t think his words were appropriate to the occasion
خَلِّيْنَا نِسْتَنَّى لَوَقْتِ مْنَاسِب [S] Let’s wait for a fitting occasion
هايِّة مُو الطَّرِيقَة الِـمْنَاسْبِة يَللي يِتْعَامِل فِيهَا النَّاس [S] That isn’t the proper way to handle people
هادا مُو الوَقِت الِـمْنَاسِب لَتِسْأَل فِيه سُؤَالَاتَك [S] This isn’t the proper time to ask questions
كِلّْ شِي بْوَقْتَو الِـمْنَاسِب [S] Everything at the proper time
إِجَا تَمَام بِالوَقْت الِـمْنَاسِب [S] He came just at the right time
هايّ مَنْطِقَة كْتِيرِ مْنَاْسْبِة لَأَوْتَيْل [S] This is a very desirable neighborhood for a hotel
Lucky
مَحظُوْظ، ج محظوظين
Dependent
مِعْتِمِد
صَاْرْ لَو (صَرْ لَو) مِعْتِمِد على حالَو مِن وَقِت ما كان عِمْرَو سِتَّعْش [S] He’s been independent ever since he was sixteen
أنا مَالِيًّا مِعْتِمِد عَلَيْه [S] I’m financially dependent on him
Modest, humble
مُتَوَاضِع، ج مِتوَاضْعِيْن
Placed, packed
مَحْطُوْط
Delicate, touchy (e.g. a subject)
Delicate (e.g. health)
نَاْزِك
صَحَّيْتَهْا كْتِير نَازْكِة [S] She is in very delicate health,
Hollow
مْجَوَّف
Enjoyable, fun
مِمْتِع
مُسَلِّي
On display
مَعْرُوْض
Virtual
اِفْتِرَاْضِيّ
Ethnic, racial
National
قَوْمِي، ج قَوْمِيِّيْن
اِحنَا أَقَلِّيِّة قَومِيِّة دَاخِل إِسرَائِيل [P] we’re an ethnic minority inside Israel; {‘iḥna ʔaʠɑlliyye ʠɑwmiyye dāḵel ʔisrᾱʔīl}
عَلَى أَسَاس قَومي [P] on an ethnic basis
تَعَصُّب قَومي [P] nationalist fanaticism; {tɑʕɑṣṣob ʠɑwmy}
هادا ضِدّْ مَصْلَحِتْنَا القَوْمِيِّة [S] This is against our national interest
الشِّعَارِ القَوْمِي تَبَع سُوْرِيَّا [S] The national emblem of Syria
Crooked, dishonest, deceitful
غَشَّاْش، ج غَشَّاْشِيْن
Spoken
مِحْكِي
Scratched
مَخدُوْش
Created
Creature
مَخْلُوْق
الوَلَد مَخْلُوْق يْكُوْن مُمَثِّل [S] The boy has the makings of an actor
هُوِّ مُو مَخْلُوْق يْكُوْنِ مْعَلِّم [S] He’s not cut out to be a teacher
شَاف مَخلُوْقَات غَرِيْبِة [P] he saw strange creatures; {šāf maḵlūʠᾱt ġarībe}
اَلله، خَلَّاق كِلِّ الكائِنَات [S] God, the Creator of all beings.
الحَرِيقَة رَعَّبِة كِلِّ المَخْلُوقَات بِالغَابِة [S] The fire frightened all the creatures in the forest.
Exhausted, worn out, dead tired, done in
هَلْكَاْن
مُرْهَق
أَنَا اليَوْم هَلْكَان مْنِ التَّعَب [S] I’m exhausted today
أَنَا هَلْكَان مْنِ السَّفْرَة [S] I’m all tired out from the trip
أَنَا هَلْكَان مْنِ السَّفْرَة [S] I’m all worn out from the trip
أنا هَلْكَان مْنِ التَعَب [S] I’m completely worn out, feel more dead than alive.
هَلْكَانِ مْنِ التَّعَب [S] dog tired
كانوا هَلْكَانِينِ مْنِ المِشْوَار [S] They were dog tired after the excursion
لَقَيْتُو هَلكَان [P] I found him exhausted;
Stingy, miserly, tight-fisted
بَخِيْل ، ج بُخَلاْء
لا تْكُوْن هالقَدِّ بْخِيل [S] Don’t be so stingy
Silent
سَاْكِت
صَامِت، ج صَامتِيْن
Single, solitary
وَحْدَاْنِي
مَوْتَو خَلَّاهَا وَحْدانِيِّة [S] His death has left her quite desolate,
وَلَد وِحدَاني بَيْن خَْوَاتُو [P] an only son among his sisters; {walad weḥdāny bēn ḵºawāto}
هَا الزَلَمِة وِحدَاني في الحَيَاه [P] that man’s (all) alone in life; {ha-z-zalame weḥdāny fy-l-ḥayāᴴ}
لَيْش قَاعِد وِحدَاني [P] adverbially: why are you sitting all alone
Minor, petty
طَفِيْف
سَاوَيْت تَغْيِيْرَات طَفِيفِة بَسّ [S] I made only minor changes
هَايّْ مَسْأَلِة طَفِيفِة [S] That’s a minor matter
هايّْ مَبَالِغ طَفِيفِة [S] These are petty sums
ما عَدَا كَمْ شَغْلِة طَفِيفِة كِلّْ شِي خَلَص [S] Except for a few loose ends, everything is done
Awake
صَحْيَاْن
فَاْيق، ج فَاْيْقِيْن، المؤنث: فايْقة
لِسَّانِي مالِي صَحْيَأن تَمَام [S] I’m not fully awake yet
صَحْيَانِ مْنِيح [S] wide-awake
Fixed, firm, steady, stable
Confirmed, proven, established
ثَاْبِت
إِيْدُو ثَابْتِة [P] his hand is steady; { ʔ€īdo θābºte}
الصُوْرَة مِش ثَابْتِة [P] the picture is is not steady (i.e. it wobbles); {‘iṣ-ṣūrɑ miš θābºte}
عِمْلِة ثَابْتِة حاجِة لا بِدّْ مِنْهَا [S] A stable currency is absolutely necessary
هالشِّي بِدَّو إِيْد ثَابْتِة [S] This needs a steady hand
السِّلُّم مُو ثَابِت [S] The ladder isn’t steady
عَم اْدَوِّر على شَغْلِة ثَابْتِة [S] I’m looking for steady work.
Symmetrical
مِتْنَاْسِق
Greater/greatest, more / most wonderful / impressive
أَعْظَم، ج عِظَامَا
Productive
مِنْتِج، ج مِنْتِجِيْن
Confused
مِتْحَيِّر
حَيرَان
مِحْتَاْر
Normal, ordinary, regular
عَادي، ج عَادِيِّيْن، المؤنث: عَادِيِّة
Crying, weeping
بَكْيَان
Absent, away
غَايِب، ج غَايْبِيْن
Argumentative
مُجادِل
Mutual, reciprocal, reciprocated
مِتْبَاْدِل
Lying down
مِتْسَطِّح
Straight (in the figurative sense), honest, upright, trustworthy
مِسْتَقِيم
Very active, hard worker
شَغِّيْل، ج شَغِّيْلِة / شَغِّيْلِيْن
Active, energetic
Effective, efficacious
فَعَّال، ج فَعَّالِيْن، المؤنث: فَعَّالِة
هادا دَوَا فَعَّال ضِدّ وَجَعِ الرَّاس [S] This is an effective remedy against headache
عُنصُر فَعَّال في المُجتَمَع [P] an active member of society; {ʕunṣor faʕʕāl fy-l-mujtamaʕ}
هُوِّ شَخِص فَعَّاْل [S] He is very active
Passive
سَلْبِي
مُقَاوَمِة سَلبِيِّة [P] passive resistance; {muʠᾱwame salbiyye}
كِلّْ شِي بْيِطْلَع بْإِيْدُهْنِ مْقَاوَمِة سَلْبِيِّة [S] All they can put up is passive resistance
Mysterious, arcane, cryptic
غَاْمِض
إِجَانَا تَلِيْفَون غَامِضِ مْبَارِح بِالبَيْت [S] We received a mysterious telephone call last night
Old, ancient (said of things, not people), archaic
عَتِيْق، ج عُتُق / عُتَق / اِعتَاق
Futuristic
مُسْتَقْبَليّ
Inspirational, inspiring
مُلْهِم
Legislative, pertaining to law
تَشْرِيْعِي
Executive
تَنْفِيذِي
Judicial
قَضَاْئِي
Official body, organisation
هَيْئَة / هَيئَة، ج هَيْئَات
Honest, scrupulous
نَزِيه، ج نُزَها
Dusty, covered with dust
مْغَبِّر
Original, real, authentic, genuine
أَصْلِي، ج أَصْلِيِّيْن
Decorated
مْزَخرَف
مْزَيَّن
Impactful
Moving, stirring, touching
مُؤَثِّر
حَكَى لْنَا حْكَايِة كْتِيرِ مْؤَثّْرَة [S] He told us a very moving story
كان خِطَابِ مْؤَثِّر [S] It was a stirring speech,
يَا رَيْتَكِ سْمِعْتِ القِصَّة الِـمْؤَثّْرَة يَللي قَلْ لِي يَاها [S] You should have heard the touching story he told me
Produced
منْتوج، ج منْتوجين
Grown up
بَالِغ، ج بَالغِيْن
لِسَّاتُو مُش بَالِغ [P] he’s not grown up, he’s still a minor; {lissāto muš bāleġ}
بَاْلِغ رَاْشِد [S] grown, of the age of maturity
البِنِت لَازِمِ تْكُوْن هَلَّق صارِت بَالْغَة راشْدِة [S] The girl must be a grown woman by now
Distributed
مُوَزَّع
Dispersed
مُشَتَّت، ج مُشَتَّتين
Neuro-, neural, nerve, pertaining to the nerves
عَصَبي، ج عَصَبِيِّيْن، المؤنث: عَصَبِيِّة
الجِهَازِ العَصَبي [P] the nervous system
Mandated, mandatory
مِنْتَدَب
هالِبْلَاد كان مِنْتَدَب عَلَيْهَا عِشْرِين سِنِة [S] That country was a mandate for twenty years
دَوْلِة مِنْتَدَبِة [S] mandatory power
Rhythmic, rhythmical
إِيْقَاْعِيّ
Real estate, property (adjective)
عِقَاري
Barren, sterile (fertility)
المؤنث: عَاْقِر، ج عَوَاْقِر
عَقِيْم، ج عُقُم / عِقَاْم
مَرَة عَقِيْم; [P] a barren woman
مَرَة عَاقِر [P] a barren woman; {mɑrɑ ʕāqer}
فَحْصِ الطَّبِيب أَظْهَر إِنَّو هُوِّ عَاقِر [S] The doctor’s examination showed that he’s sterile
Sterile, unproductive, fruitless
عَقِيْم، ج عُقُم / عِقَاْم
نِقَاش عَقِيْم; [P] an unproductive discussion; {niʠᾱš ʕɑʠīm;}
المَقَالِة خَلْط بَلْط كِلَّهْا أَفْكَار عَقِيمِة [S] The article is a hodgepodge of sterile ideas
Remaning, staying
بَاقي، ج بَاقِيْن / بَاقيِيْن
أنا باقْيِة مَعُو كِرْمال ماما [L] I’m staying with him for my mother’s sake;
Pelvic
حَوْضيّ
Camouflaged
مُمَوَّه
Reproachful, mildly reproving, gently critical
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