Adjectives 4 Flashcards
Widespread, in common usage, current
Popular or trending
Current, up-to-date
دَاْرِج
“هالنوع من اللبس كتير دارج هالأيام.”
(This style of clothing is very popular these days.)
“شو الأغاني الدارجة هالفترة؟”
(What are the trending songs these days?)
“هالكلمة دارجة بكل المناطق.”
(This word is commonly used in all regions.)
شُو الاِسْتِعْمَالِ الدَّارِج لَهَالاِصْطِلاح [S] What’s the current usage of that term?
العَرَبي الدَارِج [P] colloquial Arabic; {‘il-ʕɑrɑby-d-dārej}
بِ الدَارِج [P] in colloquial speech; {bi-d-dārej}
اللُغَة الدَارِجِة [P] the colloquial language, the vernacular;
Present, current, immediate
حَالي
Justified
مْحِقّ
بْظِنّ كِنْتِ مْحِقّ تَمَامًا بْهالعَمَل [S] I think you were perfectly justified in doing that
اِنْتِا مْحِقّ تَمَام إِنَّك تِطْلُب مَصَارِي أَكْتَر [S] You’re perfectly justified in asking for more money
Hypothetical
اِفتِرَاْضِي
Regional, territorial
إِقْلِيْمِي
Voluntary
اِخْتِيَارِيِّ
تَطَوُّعي
Aware, alert
صَاحي، ج صَاحْيِيْن
خَلِّيْك صَاحي [P] be alert! keep your wits about you; {ḵallīk ṣᾱḥy}
هَاي مُشكِلِة لَازِمِ تْكُوْن صَاحي إِلهَا [P] this is a problem you’ve got to be aware of; {hāy muškile lāzemᵉ tºkūn ṣᾱḥy ʔilha}
الوَلَد مُش صَاحي لَلخَطَر [P] the child is unaware of the danger; {‘il-walad muš ṣᾱḥy lalḵɑṭɑr}
لَازِم يْكُوْن صَاحيِيْن أَكتَر [P] they’ve got to be alert
Personal, private
شَخصي، ج شَخصِيِّة
Supplementary, complementary (completing)
مُكَمِّل
Effective, efficacious
فَعَّال، ج فَعَّالِيْن
Provocative
اْستِفزَازي، ج اْستِفزَازِيِّة
مُسْتَفِزّ
تَحْرِيْضِيّ
Raw, unprocessed
خَام
مَعْدَن خَام، ج مَعَادِن خَام [S] ore
خَامِ الحَدِيد مَوْجُوْدِ بْهالمَنْطِقَة [S] Iron ore is found in this area,
مْنِسْتَوْرِدِ المَوَادِّ الخََامْ مْنِ تِرْكِيِّا [S] We import the raw materials from Turkey.
المَقْعَد مْسَاوَى مْنِ لْوَاح خَشَب خَام [S] The bench is made of rough planks
كِلّْ يَومِ مْنِبْعَتِ كْتِير بَرَامِيْل زَيْت خام لِلمَصَاْفِي [S] We ship many barrels of crude oil to the refineries every day
Emotional, sensitive, sentimental
عَاطِفي، ج عَاطِفِيِّيْن
إِجَا لَهَوْن لَأَسْبَاب عَاطِفِيِّة [S] He came here for sentimental reasons
بْحِبِّ المُوْسِيْقَى العاطِفِيِّة [S] I like sentimental music.
Desparate, frantic
يَاْئِس
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
Happy, glad, merry, cheerful
فَرحَان، ج فَرحَانِيْن
In doubt, doubtful
شَاْكِك
إِذا كِنِت شاكِك، اْسْأَل (سْآل) أَخُوك [S] If you’re in doubt, ask your brother
لِسَّانِي شَاْكِك إِذَا بْإِمْكَانِي اْرُوْح [S] I’m still doubtful about being able to go
Creative
مُبدِع، ج مُبدِعِيْن
مِبْتَكَر
عَنْدَو أَفْكَار مِبْتَكَرَة كْتِير [S] He has very original ideas
Low (in all senses of the word)
Base, morally low, cheap (in the sense of deserving contempt), nasty, mean, rotten
وَاطي، ج وَاطْيِيْن
Well-bred, pure-bred, of good origin
Original, genuine, authentic
أَصِيْل
رَجُل أَصِيْل [P] a man of good family (or of noble lineage); {rajol ʔɑṣīl}
اِنتِة عَرَبي أَصِيْل! كِيْفِبتِقدَر [P] you’re an Arab from a good family! How can you…?; {‘inte ʕɑrɑby ʔɑṣīl! kīfᵉbtiqdɑr}
اِحصَان أَصِيْل [P] a pure-bred horse; {‘ᵉḥṣᾱn ʔɑṣīl}
هُوِّ مِن أَصِل نَبِيل = هُوِّ أَصِيْلِ الحَسَب وِالنَّسَب [S] He’s of noble descent
Direct, immediate
Live (e.g. of a show)
مُبَاشِر، المؤنث: مُبَاشِرَة
Straight (e.g. line)
مِسْتَقِيم
Genuine, sincere, truthful
صَادِق، ج صَادِقِيْن
Low-class, ghetto, vulgar
شَرشُوْح، ج شَرَاشِيْح
Reserved, having reservations, wary
مِتحَفِّظ
شِفْتَو كْتِير مِتْحَفِّظ [S] I found him very reserved
هادا تَقْدِير مِتْحَفِّظ لَدَرَجِة [S] That’s a fairly conservative estimate.
انا مِتْحَمِّسِ كْتِير اْرُوْح عَ البَال بْآخِر هالإِسْبُوْع [S] I’m real enthusiastic about going to the dance this weekend
Reserved
مَحْجُوْز
Deliberate, intentional
مقَصَّد
كَانِ مْقَصَّد [P] that was deliberate, that was done on purpose; {kānᵉ mºqɑṣṣɑd}
مَا كَانشِ مْقَصَّد [P] it wasn’t intentional
Ideological
عقائدي
صِراع عَقائِديّ = خِلاف عَقائِديّ [CA] ideological differences, a doctrinal dispute
Counterfeit, fake (money, goods, materials)
مْزَيَّف
مَضْرُوْب
مغشوش
هايّ مَصَارِي مْزَيَّفِة [S] That’s counterfeit money
تَهَمُوا بْتَدَاوُل شَكِّ مْزَوَّر [S] He was charged with passing a bad check,
Sunny
مْشَمِّس
Preventative
وِقَائي، ج وِقَائِيِّة
Rubber, made of rubber;
مَطَّاطي
Late, deceased
مِتَوَفِّي / مُتَوَفِّي، ج مِتَوَفِّيْن / مُتَوَفِّيْن
مَرحُوْم، ج مَرحُوْمِيْن
المَرْحُوْم وَالْدَك كان صَاحْبِي [S] Your late father was a friend of mine
في دَارِ المَرحُوْم [P] at the home of the deceased; {fy dᾱrᴵ-l-marḥūm}
المَرحُوْم أَبُوْي [P] my late father; {‘il-marḥūm ʔabūy}
المَرحُوْم أَبُوْك كَان صَاحبي [P] your father, God rest his soul, was my friend; {‘il-marḥūm ʔabūk kān šᾱḥby}
قَدَّيْش كَان عُمِر المَرحُوْمِة [P] how old was the deceased; {qaddēš kān ʕumᵉr-l-marḥūme}
سِتّي المَرحُوْمِة كَانَتِت تْقُوْل [P] my grandmother, God rest her soul, used to say…; {sitty-l-marḥūme kānatᵉt tºqūl}
Nomadic
رَاحِل، ج رُهَّال
مُتَرَحِّل
بَدُو رُحَّال [P] nomadic Bedouin
Chronic
مِزْمِن
Healthy, sound
سَلِيْم، ج سَلِيْمِيْن
Paralysed
مَشلُوْل، ج مَشلُوْلِيْن
صَارْ لَهْا (صَرْ لَهْا) مَشْلُوْلِة مِن وَقِت صَار مَعَهْا اِنْفِجَار بِالدّْمَاغ [S] She’s been paralyzed ever since she had that stroke,
Just, fair, equitable
مِنْصِف
هُوِّ رِجَّال مِنْصِف [S] He is a just man
ما لَك مِنْصِف مَعَو [S] You’re not being fair with him
هَادَا إِشي غَيْر مُنصِف [P] that’s unjust; {hāda ʔišy ġēr munṣef}
كِلّ هَللي طاْلْبَو مْعَامَلِة مِنِصْفِة [S] want is a square deal
Allowed, permitted
مَسْمُوْح
Prejudiced, biased, partial, taking sides (ضدّ = against, ل = in favor of)
مِتحَيِّز، ج مِتحَيّْزِيْن
Fanatical
مِتْعَصِّب، ج مِتْعَصِّبِيْن
Fundamentalist
أُصُوْلي، ج أُصُوْلِيِّيْن
Backward, retarded, lagging behind
مُتَخَلِّف، ج مُتَخَلِّفِيْن
Advanced
مُتَقَدِّم
Made (من = of/from)
مَصْنُوع
Monopolistic, monopoly (adjective)
اْحتِكَاري، المؤنث: اْحتِكَارِيِّة
Criminal
إِجْرَاْمِي
هادا تَهَامُل إِجْرَامِي [S] That’s criminal negligence!
Dubbed (film, TV show)
مْدَبلَج
Excellent
مُمتَاز
Rare, unusual, uncommon
نَاْدِر، ج نَاْدِرِيْن
Attractive
جَذَّاب، ج جَذَّابِيْن
Funny, amusing, humorous, laughable
مُضحِك / مِضحِك
Exaggerated
مْبَاْلَغ
Realistic, factual
وَاْقْعِي
Mentioned
مَذْكُوْر
Thin (opposite of thick)
خَفِيْف، ج خْفَاْف
شَعْرَو خَفِيف [S] He has thin hair
Interesting, fascinating
مْشَوِّق
هادا كْتَابِ مْشَوِّق [S] This is a fascinating book
فِيلِمِ مْشَوِّق [P] an interesting film; {filᵉmᵉ mºšawweq}
كْتَابِ مْشَوِّق [P] an interesting book
Stuffed
مِحْشِي
Crunchy
مْقَرْمَش
Raw, uncooked
نَيّ
Delicious, tasty
Nice, pleasant, enjoyable, delightful
لَذِيْذ، ج لَذِيْذِيْن
لدِيد
Flexible
لَيِّن
عَشَانِ الجِسم يْكُوْن لِيِّن [P] so that the body will be flexible; {ʕašānᴵ-l-jism yºkūn liyyen}
جِسمُو لَيِّن [P] his body is supple
Dry
Dried, dry (said of foods)
نَاشِف، ج نَاشفِيْن
المَنَاخ نَاشِف [P] the climate is dry; {‘il-manāḵ nāšef}
هالطَّقْسِ النَّاشِف ضَرِّ المَزْرُوْعَاتِ كْتِير [S] This dry weather has done a lot of harm to the crop
القَمِيْص نَاشِف [P] the shirt is dry; {‘il-qɑmīṣ nāšef}
الغَسِيْل لِسَّا مُو ناشِف [S] The wash isn’t dry yet
حَلْقِي ناشِف [S] My throat is dry
Cold
بَارِد، ج بَاردِيْن
الهواء البارد [CA] cold air
الجو البارد؛ [CA] cold weather
غُرْفة بارِدة [CA] a cold room
ماء بارِد [CA] cold water
حَليب بارِد [CA] cold milk
شَراب بارِد [CA] a cool drink
الطَّقْسُ بارِدٌ [CA] the weather is cold
الجَوُّ بارِدٌ اليَوْمَ [CA] it is cold today
هَبَّتْ ريحٌ بارِدةٌ [CA] there was a cold wind blowing
الحَرْب البارِدَة [CA] the Cold War
Flavour (of something)
طَعْمِة، ج طَعْمَاْت
Bad, gone bad, rotten
مْعَفِّن
Burnt, burned
مَحْرُوْق
Sad, melancholy, sorrowful
حَزِيْن، ج حَزَانَا
شِبَك حَزِيْنِ اليَوْم [S] Why are you so melancholy today?
هالقِصَّة حَزِيْنِة عَن حَقَا [S] That’s a real sad story
لَحِن حَزِيْن [P] a sad tune; {laḥᵉn ḥazīn}
لَقَيْتهَا حَزِيْنِة [P] I found her sad; {laqētha ḥazīne}
القُصَّة اِلهَا نِهَايِة حَزِيْنِة [P] the story has a sad ending; {‘il-quṣṣɑ ‘ilha nihāye ḥazīne}
Regretting, regretful
نَدْمَاْن
أَنَا دايْمًا نَدْمان لَإِنِّي ما سَافَرْتِ كْتِير [S] I’ve always regretted not having traveled much
أَنَا ما لِي نَدْمَان لَقَوْلِي الشِّي [S] I don’t regret having said it
Repressed, suppressed
مَكبُوْت
هَادَا الطِفِل مَكبُوْت [P] that boy is repressed; {hāda-ṭ-ṭifel makbūt}
غَرَبَات مَكبُوْتِة [P] repressed desires; {ġarabāt makbūte}
Strangled, suffocated, choked, muffled, stifled
مَخنُوْق
Angry
غَضْبَاْن
مْعَصِّب
Ashamed, embarrassed
خَجلَان، ج خَجلَانِيْن، المؤنث: خَجلَانِة
Shy, bashful, timid, self-conscious
خَجُوْل، ج خَجُوْلِيْن
Hesitant, undecided
مِتْرَدِّد
Coastal
ساحِلِي
الدَوْرِيَّات الساحِلِيَّة [E] coast patrols, coastguard;
Cute
مهضوم
Excused
مَعذُوْر، ج مَعذُوْرِيْن
هَا المَرَّة أَنَا مَعذُوْر [P] this time I’m excused
Sectarian
طائِفِي
Censored
مْرَاقَب
Mobilised, drafted, enlisted (in the army)
مُجَنَّد، ج مْجَنَّدِيْن
اِبني بَعدُو مْجَنَّد [P] my son’s still in the army
Participatory, participating, partner (adjective), associate (adjective)
مُشارِك
أُسْتاذ مُشَاْرِك [CA] associate professor
البُلْدان المُشارِكة [CA] the participating countries
الفِرَق المُشارِكة [CA] the participating teams
Arrogant
مِتْعَجْرِف
Greasy (having grease on it)
مْشَحِّم
قِل لَو لِلْ مِيْكانِيْكِي لا يِدْقُرِ المَقَاعِد وْإِيْدَيْه مْشَحّْمِيْن [S] Tell the mechanic not to touch the seats with his greasy hands
Colonial, colonialist, imperialist
اْستِعمَاري
اْعتَبَرُوْه مَشرُوْعِ اْستِعمَاري [P] they regarded it as an imperialist project; {‘ºʕtabarūᴴ mašrūʕᴵ ‘ºstiʕmᾱry}
سِيَاسِتْهُنِ الاِسْتِعْمارِيِّة تْغَيَّرِتِ كْتِير بِالسّْنِينِ الأَخِيْرِة [S] Their colonial policy has changed a lot in the last few years
Settler, settlement
اسْتيطانيّ
سِياسة اسْتيطانيّة [CA] settlement policy
Believing
مْصَدِّق
ما لِي مْصَدِّق (مْسَدِّئ) أَيْمْتَى يِجِي هَدَاكِ النّْهَار [S] I can hardly wait for the day
Opposed, contrary, anti-
Anti-, counter-, against
مُضَادّ، المؤنث: مُضَادِّة
جِسِم مُضَادّ [P] antibody; {jisᵉm muḍᾱdd}
أَجسَام مُضَادَّة [P] antibodies; { ʔajsām muḍᾱddɑ}
مُضَادّ لِاْلصَّدَى [P] rustproofing, antirust
هُجُوم مُضَادّ [E] counter attack;
مَدْفَعِيّة مُضَادَّة للطَيَّارات [E] anti-aircraft artillery;
مُضَادَّات حَيَوِيّة [E] antibiotics
Polite, pleasant, decent, (like a decent human being), nice (people), virtuous, honorable, well-mannered;
(this word has a range of meanings and could also mean honorable, virtuous, noble, morally upright, etc.)
آدَمِي، ج أَوَاْدِم
هُوِّ شَخِص آدَمِي = هُوِّ زَلَمِة على سَلَامْتَو [S] He’s a decent fellow
نِتءَمَّل إِنُّو يِطلَع آدَمي [P] let’s hope that he comes out a decent human being; {nitʔammal ʔinno yeṭlɑʕ ʔādamy}
جِيْرَانَّا أَوَادِم [P] our neighbors a nice people; {jīrᾱnna ʔawādem}
أنا كَمان كِنْت عَم اْفَكِّر أَنَّهْا تْكُون آَدَمِيِّة أَكْتَر [L] I also thought she’d have been better mannered;
Plebeian, common, vulgar, low, banal
Market (adjective)
سُوْقِيّ
قيمة سوقيّة [CA] market value
كَلام سوقيّ [CA] vulgar language, vulgar talk
نُكَت سوقيّة [CA] vulgar jokes
لُغة سوقيّة [CA] slang
Cared for
مِعْتَنَى فِيْه
الضِّعَفَا مِعْتَنَى فِيْهُن أَحْسَن اِعْتِنَا [S] The sick are given the best of care
هالجّْنَيْنِة مِعْتَنَى فِيْها مْنِيح [S] This garden is well cared for.
Inevitable
حَتْمِيّ
لا بِدّْ مِن
هادا كان اِسْتِنْتَاج لا بِدّْ مِنَّو [S] This was an inevitable conclusion
خْنَاقَة مَعَو لَا بِدّ مِنَّهْا هَلَّق = خْنَاقَة مَعَو لَا مَفَرّْ مِنَّهْا هَلَّق [S] An argument with him is inevitable now
Toasted
مْحَمَّص
خِبْزِ مْقَمَّر = خِبْزِ مْحَمَّص [S] toast
Frowning
مْكَشِّر
Complainer, grumbler
نَقَّاق، ج نَقَّاقِيْن، المؤنث: نَقَّاقَة
هَادَا وَاحَد نَقَّاق [P] this guy is a complainer; {hāda wāḥad naqqāq}
هَاي وَحَدِة نَقَّاقِة [P] this woman is a complainer; {hāy waḥade naqqāqe}
Forged, falsified (documents, signatures, identities)
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