Adjectives 4 Flashcards
Widespread, in common usage, current
دَاْرِج
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
Latest
آخِر
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
Void, invalid
بَاْطِل
وْصِيِّة بَلَا إِمْضَا بِتْكُون بَاطْلِة [S] A will without a signature is invalid
البَاسْبَوْر صَار بَاطِل هَلَّق [S] The passport is void now
بَاْطِلِ المَفْعُوْل [S] null and void
الكَوْنْتْرَاْت بَاطِلِ المَفْعُول [S] The contract is null and void
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
Frowning
مْكَشِّر، ج مْكَشّْرِيْن
Satisfied, pleased (عن / على = with)
رَاضي، ج رَاضيِيْن
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
Forged, counterfeit, fake
مْزَيَّف
مْزَوَّر
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}
Wounded, injured
جَرِيْح، ج جَرحَى
نَقَلُوا الجَرحَة عَ المُستَشفَى [P] the injured were taken to the hospital
Nomadic
رَاحِل، ج رُهَّال
مُتَرَحِّل
بَدُو رُحَّال [P] nomadic Bedouin
Chronic
مِزْمِن
Healthy, sound
سَلِيْم، ج سَلِيْمِيْن