Adjectives 6 Flashcards
Cooked
مَطْبُوْخ
Dry, dried out
يَاْبِس
مْجَفَّف
اْشْتْرِي لي كِيْلَو مِشْمُشِ مْجَفَّف [S] Buy me a kilo of dried apricots
لَحمِة مْجَفَّفِة [P] dried meat
الخَطَب مِش يَابِس [P] the wood is not dry (i.e. it has not dried out and so can’t be used as firewood); {‘il-ḵɑṭɑb miš yābes}
خَلِّيْنَا نِجْمَعِ لْنَا شْوَيِّة حَطَب يابِس [S] Let’s gather some dry wood
الخِبِز يَابِس مِتْلِ الصَّخِر [S] The bread is hard as a rock
Crusader, of or related to the crusades
صَلِيْبي، ج صَلِيْبِيِّن
Umayyad (pertaining Umayyad dynasty)
أَمَوِي
Facing, overlooking
مُطِلّ
بُيوت مُطِلّة على الساحِلِ [CA] houses facing the seashore
البُلْدان المُطِلّة على البَحْرِ الأَبْيَضِ المُتَوَسِّطِ [CA] the countries located on the Mediterranean
Attentive, alert, careful
مِنْتِبِه
مِلْتِفِت
الخَطِيب خَطَبِ بْجَمْهُوْر مِنْتِبِه [S] The speaker had an attentive audience.
المُدِير كانِ كْتِيْر مِلْتِفِت وْرَغْبَان يِرْضِي النَّاس [S] The manager was very attentive and anxious to please
Restored
مُرَمّم
Exported
مُصَدَّر
Dyed, stained, coloured
مَصْبُوْغ
Woven
مَنسُوْج
Frightened, terrified, scared, alarmed, startled, dismayed, fearful, timorous
فَزْعَاْن
مَرْعُوْب
Therapeutic, medical
عِلاجِي
Polluted
مُلَوَّث
اِصْحَى المَيّ مِمْكِنِ تْكُوْنِ مْلَوَّتِة [S] Be careful, the water may be polluted
المِيَاه مُلَوَّثِة [P] the water is polluted
Stagnant, standing (water)
رَاْكِد
هَايّْة مَيِّة رَاكْدِة [S] It’s standing water
Inflamed
مِلْتِهِب
Indifferent
مُو مْبَالِي
Committed (to an ideology, etc.)
مُلتَزِم، ج مُلتَزِمِيْن
Vertical
عَمُوْدي
Horizontal
إِفْقِي
Broken open, split open
Ajar, slightly open
مَشْقُوْق
البَاب كَان مَشقُوْق [P] the door was ajar; {‘il-bāb kān mašqūq}
الباب كان مَشْقُوْق [S] The door was ajar
الحَيْط مَشقُوْق [P] the wall is cracked; {‘il-ḥēṭ mašqūq}
اللَوْح مَشقُوْق [P] the plank is cracked
Symbolic
رَمْزِي
United
مُوَحَّد
Booby trapped
مْفَخَّخ
سَيَّارَة مْفَخَّخَة [P] a booby-trapped car, a car bomb
Damaged, injured, harmed, aggrieved, hurt
مُتَضَرِّر
Resultant, resulting, following, ensuing, proceeding, deriving, arising (عن = from)
نَاْتِج
فَقرِ الدَمّ نَاتِج عَن نَقصِ الحَدِيْد [P] Anaemia is caused by a lack of iron
Governed, ruled
Convicted, condemned, sentenced
مَحْكُوْم
مَحْكُوْم عَلَيْهِ [CA] sentenced (ب = to)
مَحْكوم عَلَيْهِ بالإعْدامِ sentenced to death
المَحْكُوْم عَلَيهِم بالإِعْدَاْمِ [CA] those sentenced to death
Spontaneous
عَفَوِيّ
Falling short, lacking
مَقَصِّر
مْقَصِّر بْعَقْلَو [S] mentally slow, backwards, retarded
اِبْنَهْا مْقَصِّر شْوَيِّة بْعَقْلَو [S] Her boy is a bit backward.
مْقَصّْرَة مَعِي المَصَارِي شْوَيِّة هالشَّهِر [S] I’m a bit shy on cash this month,
Proactive, pre-emptive, in advance
اِسْتِبَاْقِيّ
ضَرْبة اسْتِباقيّة pre-emptive strike
Regulatory, serving the purpose of regulation, organisation, arranging, organising, regulating
نَاْظِم
الهَيْئة الناظِمة للاتِّصالاتِ [CA] telecoms regulator
Materialistic
مادِّي، ج مادِّيِّين، المؤنث: مَاْدِيَّة
Barefooted
حَاْفِي، ج حَاْفِيِيْن / حَوَاْفَى
المَفْرُوْض ما تِمْشِي حافِي [S] You shouldn’t run around in your bare feet
يا وْلَاد لا تِمْشُوا حَوَافَى [S] Children, don’t run around barefoot
بيْمشِ حَافي [P] he walks barefoot; {byºmši ḥāfy}
Isolated
مَعزُوْل، ج مَعزُوْلِيْن
المَرِيْض مَعزُوْل [P] the patient is in isolation; {‘il-mɑrīḍ maʕzūl}
هُوِّ مَعزُوْل عَن بَقي المُرَضَة [P] he is being kept in isolation from the rest of the patients; {huwwe maʕzūl ʕan baqy-l-murɑḍɑ}
بيْحِسّ إِنُّو مَعزُوْل [P] he feels that he is isolated;
Efficient
كَفُوْء
Blocked
مَسْدُوْد
Decided
مْقَرَّر
مُو مْقَرَّر [S] undecided
الشَّغْلِة لِسَّاتَهْا مُو مْقَرَّرَهْا [S] It’s still undecided
Civilised
مُتَحَضِّر
Identical
مُتَطَاْبِق
Compatible, consistent (مع = with)
مِتْمَاْشِي
مِتَوَاْفِق
أَعْمَالُهْن مُو مِتْمَاشْيِة مَع مَصْلَحِة الِبْلَاد [S] Their actions are not compatible with the welfare of the country
Used, in use, second-hand
مِسْتَعْمَل
بيْبِيْع أَشيَاء مُستَمَلِة [P] he sells second-hand things; {byºbīʕ ʔašyāʔÅ mustamale}
اْشْتَرَيْت الِكْتَاب مِسْتَعْمَل [S] I bought the book secondhand
اْشْتَرَيْنَا غَسَّالِة مِسْتَعْمَلِة [S] We bought a secondhand washing machine
هادا ما عاد مِسْتَعْمَل [S] That’s no longer in use
Futile, vain
Void, invalid
Incompetent (said of a person, generally as an insult or harsh criticism);
False, unfounded
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
يا باطِل [L] you incompetent idiot!
كان إِنْذَار بَاطِل [S] It was a false alarm
كَلَام بَاطِل [P] unfounded allegations; {kalām bᾱṭel}
تُهمِة بَاطلِة [P] a false accusation
Naked, nude
مْظَلَّط
عَريَان، ج عَريَانِيْن، المؤنث: عَريَانِة
Moody
نِكِد، ج نِكدِيْن
أَوَاقِيت هُوِّ مِعِشْرَاِني كْتِير، وْأَوَاقِيت بْيِظْهَر نِكِد [S] At times he’s very companionable, at others he seems moody
الوَلَد نِكِد [P] the boy is in a bad mood
Frank, open, up front, express, candid
صَرِيْح، ج صَرِيْحِيْن
كِلّ يَللي بِدِّي ياه جَوَاب صَرِيح [S] A candid reply is all want,
كانِت هايّْ رِغِبْتَو الصَّرِيْحَة [S] It was his express wish,
أْجِيْنَا بْنِيِّة صَرِيْحَة إِنَّو نِبْقَى بَسّْ ساعَة [S] We came with the express intention of staying just an hour.
هادا رَأْيَكِ الصَّرِيْح [S] Is that your frank opinion?
خَلِّيْك صَرِيح مَعِي [S] Be frank with me
هَدَوْل جَمَاعَة صَرِيْحِيْن [P] these people are frank / up front; {hadōl jamāʕa ṣɑrīḥīn}
بِدّي أَكُوْن صَرِيْح مَعَك [P] I want to be frank with you; {biddy ʔakūn ṣɑrīḥ maʕak}
نِقَاش صَرِيْح [P] a frank discussion; {niʠᾱš ṣɑrīḥ}
جَوَاب صَرِيْح [P] a sincere reply
Closed
مْسَكَّر
Harmful, causing pain or harm
مِئذِي
ضَارِر
مُضِرّ
Equal
مُتَسَاوي، ج مِتسَاوْيِيْن / مِتسَاوِيْن
مُو مِتْسَاْوِي [S] uneven
رِجْلَيْن هالطَّاوْلِة على ما يِظْهَر مُو مِتْسَاوْيِيْن [S] The legs of the table seem to be uneven
بَعْطِي كِلّْ واحِد مَبْلَغ مِتْسَاوِي لَتِبْدُو فِيه [S] I’ll give each of you an equal amount to start with
اْقْطَع (قْطَاْع هالرّْغِيْف لَشَقِفْتَيْن مِتْساوْيِيْن [S] Cut this bread into two equal parts
نِحْنَا مِتْساوْيِيْن مِن نَاحِيْةِ الِحْقُوْق وِالواجْبَات [S] We are equals as far as our rights and duties are concerned
الِكْتَابَيْن مِتْساوْيِيْن بِألأَهَمِيِّة [S] The two books are equally important.
الجَّيْشَيْن مِتْساوْيِيْن بِالتَّجْهِيْزَاتِ المِمْتازِة [S] The two armies are equally well equipped.
المَرأَة وِاْلرَّجُل مُتَسَاوِيْن [P] men and women are equal; {‘il-mɑrʔ¡ɑ wi’ºrrajol mutasāwīn}
إِمكَانِيَّات مِتسَاوْيِة لَلكُلّ [P] equal opportunities for all;
Equivalent, equal, comparable (ل = to)
مْعَاْدِل
القَرَار لازِم يِتْصَدَّق (يِتْسَدَّق) مِن قِبَلِ الأَمِينِ العامّ أَو مِنِ مْوَظَّف كْبِير بْرِتْبِة مْعَادْلِة [S] The decision has to be approved by the undersecretary or by an officer of equivalent rank
الرَّسْم مِيْت لَيْرَة أَو مْعَادْلَو بِالعِمْلِة الأَمَيْرْكَانِيِّة = الرَّسْم مِيْت لَيْرَة أَو ما يُعَادِلَهْا بِالعِمْلِة الأَمَيْرْكَانِيِّة [S] The fee is 100 pounds or its equivalent in American currency
Backwards, behind
Behind, in arrears, delayed
Late
مِتأَخِّر، ج مِتأَخّْرِيْن
مِتْأَخّْرِينِ كْتِير بْشِغِلْنَا [S] We’re way behind in our work
نِحْنَا مِتْأَخّْرِيْن عَن دَفْعِ الإِجْرَة تْلِتْةِ اْشْهُر [S] We’re three months in arrears in the rent,
المَكْتُوْب وِصِل مِتْأَخِّر شْوَيِّة [S] The letter arrived with some delay.
النَّاسِ هْنِيكِ كْتِير مِتْأَخّْرِيْن [S] The people there are very backward,
هِيِّة كْتِير مِتْأَخّْرَة بْتَفْكِيْرَهْا [S] She’s behind the times in her thinking
Warring, fighting
مُتَنَاْحِر
Painful
مُوْجِع
مِؤْلِم
أَلِيْم
المُقَابَلِة كَانَت أَلِيْمِة [P] the interview was painful / upsetting; {‘il-muʠᾱbale kānat ʔalīme}
شُفنَا شَوْفِة أَلِيْمِة كتِيْر في المُستَشفَى [P] we saw some very upsetting sights at the hospital; {šufna šōfe ʔalīme ktīr fy-l-mustašfa}
رِحلِة أَلِيْمِة [P] a trying journey
العَمَلِيِّة كانِتِ كْتِير مُوْجْعَة [S] Was the operation very painful?
Demolished
مَهْدُوْد
مَهْدُوْم
Planted
مَزْرُوْع
Evolutionary
تَطَوُّرِيّ
Instinctive
غَرِيْزِي
Impulsive, hot-headed
مِنْدِفِع
هِيِّة وَاحْدِة مِنْدِفْعَة كْتِير [S] She is a very impulsive
هِيِّ مِنِ النَوْعِ الصَرِيْحِ المُندَفِع [P] she’s the frank, impulsive type;
Ricked, strained, in spasm
مْشَنَّج، المؤنث: مْشَنَّجِة
ضَهري مْشَنَّج [P] I’ve ricked by back, I’ve put my back out; {ḍɑhry mºšannaj}
رَقَبْتِي مْشَنّْجِة [J] my neck is stiff, strained
Stiff, (overly) formal
مِتْرَسِّم
لا تْكُوْن هَالقَدّْ مِتْرَسِّم [S] Don’t be so stiff
Stiff
جَاْمِد
وَقْتِ بْتِنْشَف بِتْصِير مَادِّة جَامْدِة [S] When it dries out it turns into a stiff mass,
Risking, putting at risk
مْخَاْطِر
مْخَاْطِرِ بْحَيَاتَو [S] risking one’s own life, at the risk of one’s life
هَرَبْنَا مْخَاطْرِينِ بْحَيَاتْنَا [S] We escaped by risking our lives
Dangerous, risky, hazardous
خِطِر
مِخْطِر
خَطِيْر
Vague, obscure
مُبْهَم / مِبْهَم
هُوِّ مَلَان آرَاء مِبْهَمِة عَن كِلّْ شِي [S] He’s full of foggy notions about this and that
عَطَانِي جَوَاب مُبْهَم [S] He gave me a vague answer
Abstract
تَجرِيْدي
مْجَرَّد
Malicious
خَبِيْث، ج خِبَثَا
Spare, replacement, backup
اِحْتِيَاْطِي
Ramshackle, falling apart
Ragged, in rags;
Rotted (i.e. of wood)
مْتَخْتِخ
العَضَاْدَة كانِتِ مْتَخِتْخَة لِلعَضِم [S] The beam was rotten through and through
أَوَاعِيْهِ مْتَخِتخَة [P] his clothes are in rags
الكُرسي مْتَختِخ [P] the chair is falling apart; {‘il-kursy mºtaḵteḵ}
السَيَّارَة مْتَخِتخَة [P] the car is falling apart
Phoenician
فينيقيّ
Stricken, afflicted (ب = by s.th., e.g. a disease, disaster, etc.);
Afflicted, infected (ب = with s.th., e.g. a disease, or a calamity)
Casualty
مُصَاب، ج مُصَابِيْن، المؤنث: مُصَابة
عَدَدِ المُصَابِيْن [P] the number of casualties; {ʕadadᴵ-l-muṣᾱbīn}
المُصَابِيْن في حَوَادِثِ الطُرُق [P] road accident
victims
الكَلب مُصَاب بِالكَلَب [P] the dog is afflicted with rabies; {‘il-kalb muṣᾱb bi-l-kalab}
المُصَابِيْنِ بْهَا المَرَض [P] people who have this disease, people who suffer from this illness
Radioactive
مُشِعّ
Logical
مَنْطِقِي
Portable, mobile, movable
نَقَّال
مِتْنَقِّل / مُتَنَقِّل
Descriptive
وَصْفِي
Designed to impart culture
تَثْقِيْفِي
، أَفْلام تَثْقِيْفِيَّة [E] films designed to educate or culture people
Educational
تَربَوي
تَعْلِيْمِي
Subterranean, underground
جَوْفِي
In high demand, selling well
رَاْيِج
شِغِلْنَا رَايِج هَلَّق [S] Our business is booming now
تِجَارْتَو رايِج بِالمَخْطُوطَاتِ القَدِيمِة = ماشْيِة حالَو كْتِير بِالمَخْطُوطَاتِ القَدِيمِة [S] He’s doing a brisk business with old manuscripts
هَا الِبْضَاعَة رَايجِة [P] these goods are in demand; {ha-l-ᵉbºḍᾱʕɑ rāyje}
اْلِكْتَاب رَايِج [P] the book is selling well
Inexperienced, green
غَشِيْم، ج غِشِم (غِشْم) / غِشَمَا
بَعدُو غَشِيْم [P] he’s still inexperienced; {baʕdo ġašīm}
صَعْبِ الشِّغِل مَع نَاس غِشِم [S] It’s hard to work with inexperienced people
Planned
مُخَطَّط
حَسَب الِمْخَطَّط [P] as planned, according to plan
Friendly, amicable, cordial
وُدّي
تْوَصَّلْنَا لَاِتِّفَاقْ وِدِّي [S] We came to a friendly agreement
كَانَت مُبَارَاة وُدِّيِّة مَعِ الفَرِيْڥ [P] it was a friendly match against the team
Under contract, bound by contract
مُتَعَاْقِد
Predictable
Anticipated, expected
مُتَوَقَّع
Conditional
مْقَيَّدِ بْشَرِط
Narcissistic
نَرْجِسِيّ
Stamped, sealed, having a seal on it
مَخْتوم
Dead
مِيِّت / مَيِّت، ج مِيّْتِيْن / مَوتَى / أَموَات
Lukewarm, half-hearted
فَاتِر، المؤنث: فَاترَة
التَدَاْبِيْرِ (التَدَبِيْرِ) الفَاتْرِة ما بْتِنْفَع أَبَدًا [S] Halfhearted measures won’t help at all
خُد (خَوْد) حَمَّام فَاْتِر [S] Take a lukewarm bath
هُوِّ فاتِر نَاح هالمَسْأَلِة كِلَّهْا [S] He’s very lukewarm about the whole thing
مَيّ فَاترَة [P] lukewarm water; {mɑyy fātrɑ
Exploratory, explorative, discovery, reconnaissance, scout (adjective)
اِسْتِكْشَاْفِيّ
رِحْلة اسْتِكْشافيّة [CA] explorative expedition, reconnaissance flight
طائِرة اسْتِكْشافيّة [CA] reconnaissance plane
Stereotypical
نَمَطِي
Virtuous, respectable
فَضِيْل، ج فُضَلَاْء
Expressive, significant, meaningful, telling
مُعَبِّر
نَظْرة مُعَبِّرة [CA] a meaningful look
عُنْوان مُعَبِّر [CA] a revealing title
حَرَكات مُعَبِّرة [CA] expressive gestures
Manufactured (focus on the process as opposed to the finished good)
مُصَنَّع
Negligent
هُمُل، المؤنث: هُمْلِة
Dissatisfied, discontent (من = with)
مُسْتَاْء
Solidary, united in solidarity
مُتَضَاْمِن
Impudent, sharp, loose, vicious (tongue)
سَلِيْط، ج سُلَطَاْء
Omitted
محذوف
