Adjectives 5 Flashcards
Resolute, determined
حَازِم
بْلَهجِة حَازمِة [P] in a firm tone, in a resolute tone; {bºlahje ḥāzme}
لَازِم يْكُوْن حَازِم في النِقَاش [P] he has to be resolute (stand his ground) in the debate; {lāzem yºkūn ḥāzem fy-n-niʠᾱš}
سِتِّي كانِت سِتّْ حازْمِة كْتِير [S] My grandmother was a very resolute lady
طَلَب زْيَادِة مَعَاشِ بْلَهْجِة حازْمِة [S] He asked for a raise in a determined voice
Decisive, critical (e.g. a critical time, critical period), crucial
حَاْسِم
تْجَنَّبِ (دْجَنَّبِ) المَسْأَلِة الحاسْمِة [S] He avoided the crucial question
هالدَّوْلِة ما لَحَ تِتِّخِذ مَوْقِف حاسِمِ بْأَيّْ قَضِيِّة مِن هالقَضَايَا الِـمْهِمِّة [S] That country take a firm stand on any of these important issues
مَا أَدَّاش لَنَتِيْجِة حَاسْمِة [P] it didn’t lead to a decisive outcome; {ma ʔaddāš lanatīje ḥāsºme}
اِنتي في المَرحَلِ الحَاسمِة [P] you’re at the decisive stage
Cold, chilly (adjective, generally applied to people, or animate things, like “I feel cold.”)
بَردَان، ج بَردَانِيْن، المؤنث: بَردَانِة
Hot (adjective, generally applied to people, or animate things, like “I feel hot.”)
حَرَّاْن، ج حَرَّاْنِيْن
Gluttonous
فَجعَان، ج فَجعَانِيْن
Altruistic
إيثاري
Economical, thrifty
مِقْتِصِد
مْوَفِّر
هِيِّة سِتّْ بَيْت مِقْتِصْدَة [S] She’s a thrifty housewife
هِيِّة سِتّ بَيْتِ كْتِير مِقْتِصْدَة [S] She’s a very
economical housewife
هالنَّوعِ مْنِ التِدْفَايِة مْوَفِّرِ مْنِيح [S] This type of heating is very economical
Compassionate, tenderhearted, affectionate
حَنُوْن
Pleasant, kind, nice, agreeable
لَطِيْف، ج لُطَفَا
ظَرِيْف، ج ظْرَاْف
طَيِّب، ج طَيّْبِيْن
Good-natured
حَلِيْم
Thin, fine (said of an object)
رْقِيْق، ج رْقَاْق
عَم اْدَوِّر على وَرَقِ رْقِيْق [S] I’m looking for some thin paper
العَجِيْن لَازِم يْكُوْنِ رْقِيْق [P] the pastry has to be thin
Polite, well brought up, civil
مْؤَدَّب
هُوِّ مُو كْتِيرِ مْؤَدَّب [S] He’s not very polite
على قَلِيلِي كانِ مْؤَدَّب مَعْنا [S] At least he was civil to us
حَرَكَات مُشِ مْؤَدَّبِة [P] rude gestures
Fussy
مْوَسْوَس، ج مْوَسْوَسِيْن
هُوِّ كْتِيرِ مْوَسْوَسِ بْلِبْسَو [S] He’s very fussy about his clothes
Brave, courageous
شِجَاْع، ج شِجْعَاْن
جَرِيْء
جَسُوْر
ما لَهْا جَسُورَة كْفَايِة تِطْلُب إِذِن [S] She’s not bold enough to ask for permission
وَالله بِنِت شِجَاعَة [S] She’s a brave girl,
جُندي شُجَاع [P] a brave soldier
Nosey
حَشُّوْر، ج حَشُّوْرِيْن / حَشُّوْرَة
Reasonable, sensible, having reason, intelligence
عَاقِل، ج عَاقلِيْن / عُقَّال، المؤنث: عَاقلِة
اِنسَان عَاقِل; [P] a reasonable / sensible man; {‘insān ʕāqel;}
خَلِّيْك عَاقِل / خَلِّيْكِ عَاقلِة; [P] be sensible! be reasonable (male and female forms); {ḵallīk ʕāqel / ḵallīki ʕāqle;}
الإِنْسَان بْبَعْدِ الأَحْيَان بِيْسَمُّوه حَيَوَان عَاقِل [S] Man is sometimes called a rational animal
هِيِّة سِتّْ عَاقْلِة كْتِير [S] She’s a very reasonable person
إِيَّامِ بْحَاسِب إِنَّو هُوِّ مُو عَاقِل [S] Sometimes I think he’s not quite sane
هِيِّة وَاحْدِة عَاقْلِة، أَكِيْد حَ تِتْفَهَّم مِشْكِلْتَك [S] She’s a sensible person, she’ll understand your problem
Noble
نَبِيْل، ج نِبَلَا
Self-respecting, honourable, respectable
شَرِيْف، ج شِرَفَا
Annoying, tedious, tasteless, flat, stale, dull, boring (used to describe people or things)
بَاْيِخ
الحَفْلِة يَللي رِحْنَا لَهْا مْبَارِح كَانِت بَايْخَة [S] It was a lifeless party we attended last night
الحَفْلِة كانِت يَعْنِي بَايْخَة [S] The party was pretty dull
شِفْنَا فِلِم بَايِخِ كْتِيرِ مْبَارِح [S] We saw a rotten film last night
أَنَا مَالِل مِن نِكَتَو البَايْخَة [S] I’m getting sick and tired of his stale jokes
هادا عِذِر بايِخ شْوَيِّة [S] That’s a pretty clumsy excuse.
بَعْدِ العَشَا اْضْطَرَّيْنَا نِسْمَع كِلْمِة بايْخَة مِن رَئِيْسْنَا [S] After dinner we had to listen to a dull speech from our boss
نِكَتَو دايْمًا بْتِطْلَع بَايْخَة [S] His jokes always fall flat,
Accurate, precise, meticulous
دَقِيْق
Shiny
Gleaming, shining
لَاْمِع
Elegant, chic, fashionable
أَنِيْق، ج أَنِيْقِيْن
Spotted, dotted
مْنَقَّط
Striped
مْقَلَّم
مْنَين اْشْتَرَيْت هالإِشْرَب الِـمْنَقَّط [S] Where did you buy that dotted scarf?
Modest (clothing)
مُحتَشِم
Turned off, cut off (of power, etc.)
مَقْطُوْع
Neighbouring, nearby
مُجَاوِر
تْغَدَّيْنَا بْمَطْعَم مْجَاوِر [S] We had lunch at a nearby restaurant
القُرَى المُجَاوِرَة [P] the neighboring villages; {‘il-ʠurɑ-l-mujāwirɑ}
في الدُوَلِ المُجَاوِرَة [P] the the neighboring countries
Growing, developing
نَامي
الدُوَلِ النَامِيِة [P] the developing countries
Outrageous
شَاْئِن
كِلّْ واحِدِ اْسْتَهْجَن سُلُوْكَو الشَّائِن [S] Everyone was shocked by his outrageous behavior
Fabricated, made up, not true
مْلَفَّق
هَاي قُصَّة مْلَفَّقَة [P] this is an untrue story, this is not true; {hāy quṣṣɑ mºlaffaqa}
هالقِصَّة مْبَيِّنْةِ لِّي مْلَفَّق شْوَيِّة [S] That story sounds pretty phony to me
Contradictory
مِتْنَاْقِض
أَخبَار مُتَنَاقِضَة [P] contradictory reports; { ʔaḵbᾱr mutanᾱʠiḍɑ}
التَّصْرِيْحَيْن مِتْنَاقْضِيْن [S] the two statements are self-contradictory
سْمِعْنَا عِدِّة أَخْبَار مِتْناقْضَة عَنْهَا [S] We heard several contradictory reports on it
Heavy, enormous, immense, massive (e.g. of a responsibility, losses, etc.)
جَسِيْم
فَاْدِح
ثَمَن فادِح [CA] an exorbitant price
العَدُوِّ تْكَبَّد خَسَايِر فادْحَة [S] The enemy suffered heavy losses
أَضْرار فادِحة [CA] substantial damage
خَطَأ جَسيم [CA] a massive error
مَسْؤوليّة جَسيمة [CA] immense responsibility
عَواقِب جَسيمة [CA] serious consequences
ضَرَر جَسيم [CA] extensive damage
أَضْرار جَسيمة [CA] extensive damages
Enormous, huge; (also translated as : bulky, immense, large, mammoth)
ضَخِم ، ج ضْخَام
عَمَارَة ضَخمِة [P] a huge building; {ʕɑmᾱrɑ ḍɑḵme}
تِمسَال ضَخِم [P] an enormous statue; {timsāl ḍɑḵᵉm}
مَگَالِغ ضَخمِة [P] large amounts (e.g. of money); {magāleġ ḍɑḵme}
ما فِيني اِحْمِل هالباكَيْت، ضَخْمِ كْتِير [S] I can’t carry this package, it’s too bulky,
صَخْمِ الجِثِّة [S] husky
قَدَّيْشَو ضَخْمِ الجِثِّة [S] He’s such a husky fellow
بْيِسْتَوِرْدُوا كَمِّيَّات ضَخْمِة مْنِ اللْحُوْم كِلّْ شَهِر [S] Immense quantities of meat are imported every month
بَسّْ خَوْد بَالَكِ مْنِ التَكَاْلِيْف (التَّكَلِيْفِ) الضَّخْمِة [S] But think of the enormous costs
عَم يْطَالِع مَعَاش ضَخِم بِدُوْن ما يِشْتِغِل [S] He draws a fat salary without really working
عَم يْعَمّْرُوا سَدّْ ضَخِم عَ النَّهِر مِن فَوْق [S] They’re building a huge dam upriver
Glorious
مَجِيْد
Perceptible, noticeable
مَلْحُوْظ
Little, meagre, paltry, faint, slight
ضَئِيْل
النَّتَايِج كانِت ضَئِيْلِة [S] The results were meager
رِبِحِ بْفَرِق ضَئِيْل بِالأَصْوَاْت [S] He won by a close vote,
الظَّاهِرِ الأَمَل بِالِوْصُوْل لَتَسْوِيِة قَرِيْبِة ضْعِيف = الظَّاهِرِ الأَمَل بِالِوْصُوْل لَتَسْوِيِة قَرِيْبِة ضَئِيْل [S] The chances of an early settlement appear dismal,
ما صِفِي إِلَّا أَمَل ضَئِيْل [S] There’s only a faint hope left
Similar
مْشَاْبِه
بَعْرِف قَضِيِّة مْشَابْهَة [S] I know of a similar case
Violent
عَنِيْف
Similar (to o.a.), looking alike
مِتشَابِه، ج مِتشَابهِيْن
الفِسْطَان مِتْشَابْهِيْن [S] The two dresses are similar.
وَلَدَيْن مِتشَابْهِيْن [P] two boys who look alike
Open, public
عَلَنِي
اِجتِمَاعَات سِرِّيِّة أَو عَلَنِيِّة [P] secret or public meetings; {‘ijtimāʕāt sirriyye ʔaw ʕalaniyye}
فِي بِكْرَا مَزَاد عَلَنِي [S] There is a public auction tomorrow,
Divided
مَقْسُوْم
Vaccinated
مْطَعَّم
Ascetic, austere
مُتَقَشِّف
Folkloric, folk
Popular
شَعْبِي
Open-minded
مُنفَتِح، ج مُنفَتْحِيْن
Out, outer, outside
خَاْرِج
خَارِجِ المَدرَسِة [P] outside the school {ḵārejᴵ-l-madrase}
هادا خارِج عَن اِخْتِصَاصِي [S] That’s out of my speciality
هالحَلّْ حَتْمًا خَارِج عَنِ النِّطَاق [S] This solution is definitely out of the
Employed
موظَّف
Stripped, plain and unadorned, stripped bare
Just, merely, not more than
Abstract
مْجَرَّد
كِلمِة مُجَرَّدِة هَيْك [P] just a bare word on its own like that (i.e. without context); {kilme mujɑrrɑde hēk}
بِالعِيْنِ المُجَرَّدِة [P] with the naked eye; {bi-l-ʕīnᴵ-l-mujɑrrɑde}
مَنطِقَة مُجَرَّدِة مِنِ السلَاح [P] demilitarized zone; {mɑnṭiqa mujɑrrɑde minᴵ-s-slāḥ}
بْيَوْم صَاحِي بْتِقْدِرِ تْشُوفِ البَلَد مِن هَون بِالعَيْن الِـمْجَرَّدِة [S] On a clear day you can see the town from here with the naked eye.
هايِّ الحَقَايِقِ الِمْجَرَّدِة [S] These are the bare
facts,
هَادَا بيْضَلّ مُجَرَّد حُلُم [P] it’s still merely a dream; {hāda byºḍɑll mujɑrrɑd ḥulᵒm}
مُجَرَّد وُجُوْدُو [P] the mere (fact) of his presence; {mujɑrrɑd wujūdo}
هَاي مُجَرَّد شُكُوْك [P] there are just suspicions; {hāy mujɑrrɑd šukūk}
هُوِّ مُش مُجَرَّد شَخص عَادي [P] he’s not just an ordinary person; {huwwe muš mujɑrrɑd šɑḵṣ ʕādy}
قَتَلُوا يَهُوْد لِمُجَرَّد أَنّْهُم يَهُوْد [P] they murdered Jews just because they are Jews; {qatalu yahūd limujɑrrɑd ʔannºhom yahūd}
مْجَرَّدِ التَّفْكِير فِيْهَا بْيِزْعِجْنِي [S] The mere thought of it disturbs me
خَلِّيْك حَاضِرِ تْرُوْح بِمْجَرَّد أَيّْ إِشْعَار [S] Be ready to leave at a moment’s notice,
مْجَرَّدِ التَّفْكِير بْهالشِّي بْيِزْعِجْنِي [S] The very
thought of that is unpleasant to me.
مَفهُوْم مُجَرَّد [P] an abstract concept; {mafhūm mujɑrrɑd}
الفَنِّ المُجَرَّد [P] abstract art
Numerous, multiple
عَدِيْد
مِتْعَدِّد
هالعَمَل حَ يْكِن لَو نَتَايِج مِتْعَدِّدِة [S] This act will have multiple consequences
مَشَاْكِل عَدِيدَة [I] a numerous problems
Submerged (ب = in), absorbed (ب = in)
غَاْطِس
Bank, banking (adjective) (used in compound words, like bank loan and such)
مَصْرِفِيّ
Dominating, controlling
مْسَيْطِر
مْسَيْطِر عَ المَوْقِف [S] He has the situation well in hand
Known, well-known, famous
مَعْرُوْف
Annual, yearly
سَنَوِي
State-directed, government-planned
مُوَجَّه
اِقْتِصَاد مُوَجَّه planned economy
Sturdy, durable, sound
مَتِيْن
البَيْت عَتِيْق بِسّْ مَتِين [S] The house is old but sound
Elitist
نُخْبَويّ
Free, exempt (e.g. of taxes, duties)
مَعفي، ج مَعفِيِّيْن
مِعْفِي مْنِ الضَّرَايِب [S] tax-exempt
الصَّدَقَات مِعْفِيِّة مْنِ الضَّرَايِب [S] Donations to charity are tax-exempt
أَنَا مَعفي مِنِ الدَرس [P] I’ve got an exemption from this lesson; { ʔana maʕfy minᴵ-d-dars}
هُوِّ مُعفَى مِنِ الضَرِيْبِة [P] he is exempt from taxes
Acquired, gained (i.e. not innate or inborn)
مُكتَسَب
العَادَاتِ المُكتَسَبِة بِتفِيْدنَا في حَيَاتْنَا [P] acquired habits benefit us in our lives; {‘il-ʕādātᴵ-l-muktasabe bitfīdna fy ḥayātºna}
عَادَات مُكتَسَبِة مِنِ الخَارِج [P] customs acquired from abroad;
Close, favourite, intimate
مُقَرَّب
Organised
مْنَظَّم
بْصُوْرَة مْنَظَّمِة [P] in an organized manner, in an orderly fashion; {bºṣūrɑ mºnɑẓẓɑme}
وَقتي مْنَظَّم [P] my time is organized
Side (adjective)
Sideways (adverbially)
جَنَّاْبِي
بْحَيَاة ما بْتِقْدِرِ تْفَوِّتِ الطَّاوْلِة جَنَّابِي مْنِ البَاب [S] You’ll never get the table through the door sideways
مْنِخْتِصِر وَقِت إِذَا أَخَدْنَا الطَّرِيْقِ الجَّنَّابِي [S] We can make time if we take the side road
فِتْنَا مِن بَاب جَنَّابِي [S] We entered through a side door,
مِن طَرَف [S] from the side, sideways
لَـمّا بْتِطَلَّع عَ البَيْتِ مْنِ الطَّرَف بِيْبَيِّن أَكْبَر مِمَّا هُوِّ [S] Seen sideways, the house looks bigger than it is
Attached
مِتِّصِل
المَكْتَبِة مِتِّصْلِة بِالبِنايِة الرَّئِيسِيِّة [S] The library is attached to the main building
Obliged, compelled, forced
مِضْطَرّ
مَجْبُوْر
Organised, arranged, neat, tidy, trim
مْرَتَّب
ما بِتْشُوْف طَاوِلْتَو إِلَّا مْرَتَّبِة [S] His desk always looks neat,
هادا كان عَرْضِ مْرَتَّب لِلْمَوْضُوْع [S] That was a neat presentation of the subject
مَكْتَبَك دَايْمًاِ مْرَتَّب [S] Your desk is always so tidy
هُوِّ شَغِّيْلِ مْرَتَّب [S] He’s a tidy worker
أَوَاْعِيه (أَوَعِيْه) مُو غَالْيِة بَسّْ دَايْمًاِ مْرَتَّب [S] His clothes aren’t expensive but he always looks tidy
هِيِّة دائِمًا هَيْئِتَهْا مْرَتَّبِة [S] She always looks very trim
وَاحَدِ مْرَتَّب [P] an organized person; {wāḥadᵉ mºrattab}
كُلّ شي مْرَتَّبِ مْنِيْح [P] everything is well organized; {kull šy mºrattabᵉ mºnīḥ}
الغُرفِة مِشِ مْرَتَّبِة [P] the room is untidy;
Advisable, considered advisable
مِسْتَحْسَن
ما بِعْتِقِد إِنَّو هالشِّي مِسْتَحْسَن بِالوَقْتِ الحَاضِر [S] don’t think that’s advisable at the moment
بْتِعْتِقِد إِنَّو هالخَطْوِة مِسْتَحْسَنِة [S] Would that be an advisable step to take
Such-and-such
فُلَاني
Thick, dense
كَثِيْف، ج كَثِيْفِة
الغَابِة كانِت كَثِيْفِة لَدَرَجِة كِنَّا رَحَ نْضَوِّع طَرِيْقْنَا [S] The forest was so thick we nearly lost our way
الدِّخَّانِ الكَثِيْف حَرَقِ لْنَا عْيُوْنْنَا [S] The thick smoke burned our eyes,
سِقْنَا بْضَبَاب كَثِيْف = سِقْنَا بْضَبَاب أَسْوَد [S] We drove through (a) dense fog
حُرش كَثِيْف [P] a thick forest
Concentrated, focused
Intensive
مْرَكَّز
هالمَادِّة بْتِسْتَلْزِم دِرَاسِة مْرَكَّزِة [S] This course requires intensive work
Tied, tied up, secured
مَربُوْط
Craving
مِتْوَحِّم
Sour
حَامِض / حَامُض، ج حَوَامِض
مزّ
Waxed
مْشَمَّع، ج مْشَمَّعَاْت
Elastic (as an adjective, either meaning stretchy like elastic, or made of elastic)
مَطَّاْط
مَطَّاطي
الجَّارْتْيَيْرِ المَطَّاْط أَحْسَنِ مْنِ الكَوْرْسَيْه [S] An elastic girdle is better than a corset
اْتَّخَدُوا مَوْقِف مِن حَقَا مَطَّاْطِ بْهالقَضِيِّة [S] They’ve
taken a real elastic stand on that issue
رْصَاصَة مَطَّاطِيِّة [P] rubber bullet
Fertile
خِصِب
الهِلالِ الخَصِيب [S] Fertile Crescent
Excess, surplus, extra
زِيَادَة، ج زِيَادََاْت
فِيْه صَحنِ زْيَادِة [P] there’s an extra plate; {fīᴴ ṣɑḥnᵉ zºyāde}
صَرَفتِ زْيَادِة [P] I spent too much; {ṣɑrɑftᵉ zºyāde}
قَدَّيْش عُمرَك عَ زْيَادِة [P] how old are you, may you enjoy many more good years (the last part is said as a blessing / well wishing, i.e. to to ward of evil); {qaddēš ʕumrak ʕa zºyāde}
رِجْعُوا العادِة وْزِيَادِة [L] they (his eyes) came back to normal and better;
عَم يِطْلُب مَصَارِي زْيَادِة [S] He’s asking for more money
بِدَوْلَارِ زْيَادِة بْتَاخُدِ بْضَاعَة أَطْيَب [S] For an additional dollar, you get a better quality,
زْيَاْدِة على [S] on top of…, more over, besides, in addtion
وِزْيَادِة على هَيْك [S] What’s more, moreover
فِي عَنْدَك كَم قَلَم زْيَاْدِة [S] Do you have a few extra pencils?
عَم آخُد رَاْتِب زْيَاْدِة لَإِنِّي عَم اِشْتِغِل بِاللَيْل [S] I’m getting extra pay for working nights
Plain, unadorned
Straight, without any additions (like tea without sugar)
Plain, uniform of colour, unicoloured (e.g. said of clothes)
سَادَة
Spiced
مْبَهَّر
اللَحْمِة مْبَهَّرَة كْتِير [S] The meat is highly spiced
الأَكْلِ الِـمْبَهَّر زْيَادِة ما بِيْواتِيْنِي [S] Spicy food doesn’t agree with me
Lean (of meat)
هَبِر / هَبْرَة
Separate, separated, apart
مِنْفِصِل
Loaded, packed, filled
مُعَبَّأ
Ground
مَطحُوْن
ڥَهوِة مَطهُوْنِة [P] ground coffee
بَطَاطَا مَطهُوْنِة [P] mashed potatoes / potato puree
Economic
اِقْتِصَاْدِي، ج اِقْتِصَاْدِيِّيْن
Intellectual, mental
فِكْرِي
ذِهني
هالمَسْأَلِة بْتِتْطَلَّب عَمَلِيِّة ذِهْنِيِّة مْعَقَّدِة [S] It requires a complicated mental process
حِسَاب ذِهني [P] mental arithmetic; {ḥisāb ∂ihny}
بْيَعطِيْكِ النَشَاطِ الذِهني [P] it gives you mental activity (makes you use your brain); {bºyɑʕṭīkᴵ-n-nɑšᾱṭᴵ-∂-∂ihny}
التَطَوُّرِ الذِهني عِندِ الأَطفَال [P] intellectual development in children
فِي رَابْطَة فِكْرِيِّة بَيْنَاتُهْن [S] There’s an intellectual bond between them
Drenched, soaked, wet
مْبَلَّل
مَبلُوْل، ج مَبلُوْلِيْن
جْرَابَاتِي مَبْلُوْلِين [S] My socks are wet
إِيْدِك مَبلُوْلِة [P] your hands are wet; { ʔīdek mablūle}
اِشَارِع مَبلُوْل [P] the road is wet
Temperamental, moody
مِزَاجي، المؤنث: مِزَاجِيِّة
Cultural heritage (adjective), traditional
تُرَاْثِي
Seasoned
مْتَبَّل
هالنَّوْعِ مْنِ الأَكِل لازِم يْكُوْنِ مْتَبَّلِ مْنِيح [S] This kind of food must be properly seasoned
Escaped, at large
فَلْتَاْن
الحَرَامِي لِسَّاتَو فَلْتَان [S] The thief is still at large
Arithmetical, mathematical, computational
حِسَاْبِيّ
عَمَليّة حِسابيّة [CA] arithmetical operation, sum
قامَ بِعَمَليّاتٍ حِسابيّةٍ [CA] to perform arithmetic
Technological
تِكْنَوْلَوْجِيّ
Treated harshly, abused
مُعَنَّف
Highly-strung
مِتْحَرْقِص
Sensory
حِسِّيّ
مُلاحَظات حِسّيّة [CA] sensory perceptions
Vulgar
بَذِيْء
يَا رَيْتَو ما يِسْتَعْمِل هَيْك لُغَة بَذِيْئَة [S] I wish he wouldn’t use such vulgar language
Hooved
محَفَّر
Example: “الحصان محَفَّر طبيعي.”
(The horse is naturally hooved.)
