Adjectives 7 Flashcards
Grated
مَبْشُوْر
Lit-up, illuminated, bright
مْضَوَّى
مِضوي
الشَّارِع مُو مْضَوَّى مْنِيح [S] The street is poorly lighted
(Very) cold
مْصَقِّع
مَيِّ مْسَڥّْعَة [P] cold water
Confidential
مَكْتُوْم
هالمَكْتُوْب مَكْتُوْم [S] This letter is confidential
On call, on duty, duty-
مْنَاْوِب
اِحْكِي مَعِ الظَّابِط الِـمْناوِب [S] Talk to the officer on duty
مِيْنِ الصَيدَلي الِمْنَاوِب [P] who is the on-duty pharmacist; {mīnᴵ-ṣ-ṣɑydɑly-l-ᵉmºnāweb}
Frozen, icy
مِتْجَمِّد
البُحَيْرَة مْجَلّْدِة مِتْلِ الصَّخِر [S] The lake is frozen solid
In pain, in agony
مَوْجُوْع، ج مَوْجُوْعِيْن
مِتأََلِّم
مَأْلُوم
الواد مَوجُوع بِسْنانُه ما بِيْنَيِّمْنِيش أبَدًا [E] the boy is in pain with his teeth and won’t let me sleep
Sarcastic, cynical (e.g. a person)
مِتْهَكِّم
Sarcastic, cynical (of a non-person, e.g. a remark)
تَهَكُّمِي
سُخْرِيّ
Trapped, caught, stuck
عَلْقَاْن
هَلَّق أَنَا عَلْقَاْن [S] Now I’m stuck
الشَّخْتُوْرَة كانِت عَلْقَاْنِة بِالطِّيْن [S] The boat was stuck fast in the mud
بِعْتِقِد رَح يْجَرّبُوا يْحُطُّوا سِلُّم وْيْخَلّصُوا الناس هاللي عِلْقانِة جُوَّا [L] I think they are going to try to put up a ladder and rescue those people who are trapped inside;
Magic, magical
سِحري
Enchanted
مَسحُوْر
كَان مَسحُوْرِ بْجَمَالهَا [P] he was enchanted by her beauty;
Approximate
تَقْرِيْبِي
Clear, plain, evident, obvious, apparent
مْبَيِّن
مْبَيِّن عَلَيْك زَعلَان [P] you look angry; {mºbayyen ʕalēk zaʕlān}
مْبَيِّن عَلَيْك تَعبَان [P] you look tired; {mºbayyen ʕalēk taʕbān}
مُشِ مْبَيِّن عَلَيْه [P] it’s not obvious, it doesn’t show up clearly on him; {mušᵉ mºbayyen ʕalēᴴ}
مُو مْبَيِّن [S] invisible
دَبَّابْةِ العَدُوّ تَقْرِيْبًا ما كانِتِ مْبَيّْنِة [S] The enemy tank was almost invisible,
هالشِّي مْبَيِّن مِتِل عَيْنِ الشَّمِس [S] It’s as plain as day
الآخْرَ’ لِسَّاهَا مُو مْبَيّْنِة [S] The end is not yet in sight
واقْٔفِين هَيك مَعْ طِيز مْبَيّْنِة بَقٔى. [L] standing there like this with your asses out there
Ruined, damaged, broken-down
Faulty
Bad, gone bad, rotten
مَنْزُوْع
ساعْتِي مَنْزُوْعَة [S] My watch is broken
كِبِّ البَيْضِ المَنْزُوْع [S] Throw the bad eggs away
الكِنْتَاك تْسَبَّب عَن وَصْلِة مَنْزُوْعَة [S] The short circuit was caused by a faulty connection
Paper
وَرَقِي
Chaotic
فَوْضَوِي، ج فَوْضَوِيِّيْن / فَوْضَوِيِّة
Messy
مْخَرْبَط
مُكَرْكِب
Charitable (relating to a charity)
خَيْرِي
مْنَظَّمِة خَيْرِيِّة [S] charitable organisation
Buried, interred, entombed
مَدْفُوْن
مَقبُوْر، ج مَقبُوْرِيْن
مَطْمُوْر
كَرَاجْنَا مَطْمُوْر عَ الآخِير بِالتَّلِج [S] Our garage is completely snowed under
Binding
مِلْزِم
هالاِتِّفَاق مِلْزِم [S] This agreement is binding
Felt, perceptible
مَحسُوْس
Absent-minded, dazed, spaced-out
Stupid, idiot, fool
مَسطُوْل، ج مَسطُوْلِيْن،
هُوِّ مَصْطُوْل [S] he isn’t all there
Opening (pertaining to the first opening), introductory, preliminary, prefatory, inaugural
اِفْتِتَاْحِي
مَقَالِ اْفتِتَاحي [P] editorial; {mɑʠᾱlᴵ ‘ºftitāḥy}
الجَّلْسِة تْأَجَّلِت بَعِد كِلْمِة اِفْتِتَاحِيِّة قَصِيرِة [S] The meeting adjourned after a brief opening statement
تَذَاكِرِ الحَفْلِة الاِفْتِتَاحِيِّة نَفْدِت [S] Tickets for opening night sold out
Located
صَاْيِر
كَايِن
وَين صَايِر مَحَلَّكِ الجّْدِيْد [S] Where is your new store located?
In a cast (e.g. a broken limb)
مْجَبْصَن
Computerized, computer
حَاسُوْبي
Advisory, consultative
اِسْتِشَاْرِيّ
Human (adjective)
بَشَرِي
إِنْسَاْنِي
Physical, pertaining to physics
فِيْزِيَاْئِي
Engaged
خَاطِب
Conscious, aware
وَاعي، ج وَاعْيِيْن
مُدْرِك
كُنت وَاعي [P] I was conscious / aware (of what was going on around me); {kunt wāʕy}
أَنَا وَاعي لَلخَطَر [P] I’m aware of the danger
Having a boyfriend / girlfriend, in a relationship
مْصَاحِب
Official, formal
رَسْمِي
Varied, various, miscellaneous
مُنَوَّع
مِتْنَوِّع
عِندُو أَشيَا مْنَوَّعَة في الدُكَّان [P] he’s got a variety of things in the shop; {ʕindo ʔašya mºnawwaʕa fy-d-dukkān}
بَرنَامَجِ مْنَوَاع [P] a varied program; {barnāmajᵉ mºnawāʕ}
بَرنَامَج مُنَوَّع [P] a varied program
الذَّيْل فِي عَدَدِ مْنِ العِبَارَاتِ المِتْنَوّْعَة [S] The appendix lists a number of miscellaneous phrases,
عَنْدِي أَسْبَاب مِتْنَوّْعَة [S] I have various reasons
Best
أَفضَل
الأَحْمَر أَفْضَل لَوْن عَنْدِي [S] Red is my favorite color
هادا أَفْضَلِ كْتَاب عَنْدَو [S] This is his favorite book
Favourite
مُفَضَّل
هوايتي المفضلة my favorite hobby
الموسيقى المُفَضَّلة لَدَيَّ my favorite music
كُتُبُها المُفَضَّلة her favorite books
أُغْنِية مُفَضَّلة favorite song
Terrific, awesome, amazing
رَهِيب
Relaxed, at rest, calm, relieved, reassured
مِرتَاح / مُرتَاح، مِرتَاحِيْن / مُرتَاحِيْن
Convenient
مُنَاسِب
الأَبَرْطْمَانِ مْناسْبِة لَشِغْلِي [S] The apartment is convenient to my work
الأَوْتَيْل واقِعِ بْمَرْكَزِ مْناسِب [S] The hotel is conveniently located
مُو مْنَاْسِب [S] inconvenient
اْخْتَار وَقِت مُو مْنَاسِب أَبَدًا [S] He chose a very inconvenient time,
مُو مْنَاسِب نْرُوْح عَ السُّوْق [S] It will be inconvenient for us to go to the market today.
Self-confident
واثق من حالو
(Easily) worked up, irritable
مِنْفِعِل
Troublesome, annoying
مِزْعِج
Manual, by hand
يَدَوِي
Parked
صافِف (صافّين)
Bodily, physical (related to the body)
جَسَدِي
جِسمي
Definite, defined
مْحَدَّد
مُو مْحَدَّد [S] indefinite
ما بْظِنّ فِينَا نِخْلُص بِالوَقْت الِـمْحَدَّد [S] don’t think we can meet the deadline
لازِم اِخْلُصِ بْوَقْتِ مْحَدَّد [S] I have to finish in a given time
Swollen, bloated
مْنَوْبر
Straight (said of hair, i.e. not curly)
مَالِس، ج مَالْسِيْن، المؤنث: مَالسِة
شَعرُو مَالِس [P] he has straight hair
Staying up late, up late (i.e. not in bed)
سَهرَان
بقِيْت / اِبقِيْت سَهرَان لَلسَّاعَة وَحَدِة [P] I stayed up until one o’clock; {bqīt / ‘ᵉbqīt sahrᾱn lassĒʕa waḥade}
لَمَّا رِجِع كَانَت سَهرَانِة [P] when he got back she was still up; {lamma rijeʕ kānat sahrᾱne}
ضَلَّيْنَا سَهرَانِيْن عَ التَلفِزيَوْن [P] we stayed up watching TV; {ḍɑllēna sahrᾱnīn ʕa-t-talfizyōn}
مِش طالْعَة ع سَهْرَة اليَوم؟ وَيْن سَهْرَانِة [L] you aren’t going to a party today? where are you going out to?
Continual, continuous
مِتْوَاْصِل
حافَظْنَا على سِرْعَة مِتْوَاصْلِة لَا بَإِس فِيْهَا [S] We kept up a good steady pace
تْقَدَّم تَقَدُّم مِتْوَاصِل [S] He’s made steady progress.
Moral
أَخلَاقي
مَعْنَوِي
بِعْتِبِرَهْا وَاجِب مَعْنَوِي [S] I consider it a moral obligation
Direct
Directly
Straight, straight ahead
Immediately, right away
دُغري، ج دُغرِيِّيْن
قَوَاْم
Consumer, consumption (e.g., goods, prices, etc)
اِسْتِهْلَاْكِيّ
Familiar
مَأْلُوْف
خارِج عَنِ المَأْلُوْف [S] out of the ordinary
هادا شِي خَارِج عَنِ المَأْلُوْف تَمَام [S] That’s quite out of the ordinary
ما بْيِظْهَر لَك هادا شِي مَأْلُوف [S] Does that strike a familiar note?
غَيْر مَأْلُوْف [S] uncommon
عَم يِسْتَعْمِل أَسَالِيب غَيْر مَأْلُوْفِة لَيِحْصَل عَ النَّتَايِجِ المَطْلُوْبِة [S] He’s employing uncommon methods to get the desired results
مُو مَأْلُوف [S] unusual
هادا اِسِم مُو مَأْلُوْف [S] This is an unusual name
العَسْكَر صارُوا صُوَر مَأْلُوْفِة بْهالإِيَّام [S] Soldiers are a familiar sight these days
Mythical, fairy-tale
خُرَاْفِي
Cultural
ثَقَافي، المؤنث: ثَقَافِيِّة
المُستَوَى الثَقَافي [P] the cultural level; {‘il-mustawa-θ-θɑʠᾱfy}
المُحَقِ الثَقَافي [P] the cultural attache; {‘il-muḥɑʠᴵ-θ-θɑʠᾱfy}
عِلَاقَات ثَقَافِيِّة [P] cultural ties, cultural links
Realistic, matter-of-fact
Factual
وَاْقْعِي
Updated, reconditioned, renovated, restored
مُجَدَّد
Loud, popping (e.g. of colours)
فَاْقِع
بْيِلْبِس گْرَاڤَتَات أَلْوَانَهْا فَاقْعَة [S] He wears loud ties.
Loved, beloved, liked
مَحْبُوْب، ج مَحْبُوْبِيْن
هُوِّ كْتِير مَحْبُوْب بَين رِفَقَات صَفَّو [S] He’s very popular among his classmates
هالِكْتَابِ كْتِيْر مَحْبُوْب عَنْدِ الأَطْفَال [S] This book is a great favorite with the children
هُوِّ مَحْبُوْب إِمَّو = هُوِّ بِبُّو عَيْن إِمَّو [S] He’s his mother’s darling
شَخصِيِّة مَحبُوْبِة [P] a well-liked person; {šɑḵṣiyye maḥbūbe}
الفَتَيَات بيْحِبُّوا إِنُّو يْكُوْنُوا مَحبُوْبَات [P] Girls want to be liked
Angelic
ملايِكي
Enlivening
مِنْعِش
الهَوَا مِنْعِشِ شْوَيِّة اللَيْلِة [S] The air is a bit crisp tonight
Transparent, diaphanous, translucent, see-through, sheer (of fabric)
شَفَّاْف
بِدِّي شِي بِيْكُوْن شَفَّاف أَكْتَر [S] I’d like something sheerer,
ما لِي حَابِبِ كْتِير هَالبَرَادِي الشَّفافِة [S] I don’t particularly care for these transparent curtains,
القَزَاز شَفَّاف [P] the glass is transparent; {‘il-qazāz šaffāf}
اِقمَاش شَفَّاف [P] see-through material
Frightening, terrifying, horrible, dreadful, frightful
مرعِب، ج مُرِعبِيْن
مَنظَر مُرعِب [P] a frightening sight; {mɑnẓɑr murʕeb}
شُفنَا بِاْلتَّلفِزيَوْن مَنَاظِر مُرِعبِة [P] we saw terrible sights on television
Immediate, instantaneous
فَوري
حُبّ فَوري [P] instantaneous love
Rationed
مُقَنَّن
Deposed, removed, ousted (leader, president, king, etc.)
مَخْلُوْع
Babylonian
بَاْبِلِي
Semitic
سَاْمِي، ج سَاْمِيِّيْن
Regular, ordered, fixed, methodical
مِنْتِظِم
غَيْر مِنْتَظَم = مُو مِنْتَظَم [S] irregular, not uniform
بْصُوْرَة مِنْتَظَمِة [S] systematically
عايِش عِيْشِة كْتِير مِنْتِظْمِة [S] He leads a very regular life
اللِجْنِة بْتِجْتِمِع بْفَتْرَات مِنْتِظْمِة [S] The committee meets at regular intervals
عَلَى فَتَرَات مُنتَظَمِة [P] at regular intervals; {ʕala fɑtɑrᾱt muntɑẓɑme}
عِندنَا تَزوِيْد مُنتَظَم [P] we’ve got a regular supply; {ʕindna tazwīd muntɑẓɑm}
في أَوقَات مُنتَظَمِة [P] at regular times
Political representation
التمثيل السياسي
Restless
مِتْمَلْمِل
Parliamentary
بَرْلَمَاْنِي
نِيَاْبِي
Environmental
بِيْئِي
Hanging, suspended
Jammed
مْعَلَّق، ج مْعَلَّقِيْن
مْعلّْقَة تْلِتْةِ رْجَال [S] She has three men on
the string
الڤِيْتَيْسِ مْعَلِّق [S] The gears are jammed
Electoral
اِنْتِخابِي
Substitute, alternative (adjective)
بَدِيْل
حُلُّل بَدِيْلِة [P] alternative solutions; {ḥullul badīle}
حَطُّوْلُو إِجِر بَدِيْلِة [P] they gave him an artificial leg
Accused
مُتَّهَم ب
هُوِّ مُتَّهَمِ بْسِرقَة [P] he’s accused of theft
Submitted, raised, proposed, presented
مَطْرُوْح
ناقَشَ السُؤالَ المَطْروحَ to discuss the question raised
Early, initial, first
أَوَّلِي
اِبْتِدَاْئِي
البِرْنَامِج لِسَّاتَو بْمَرْحَلْتَو الأَوَّلِيِّة [S] The program is still in its initial stage
إِسْعَاْف أَوَّلِي [S] first aid
بْتَعْرِف شِي عَنِ الإِسْعَافِ الأَوَّلِي [S] Do you know anything about first aid?
مَدْرَسِة اِبْتِدَائِيِّة = مَدْرَسِة أَوَّلِيِّة [S] elementary school
سْمِعِت نَتَايِجِ الاِنْتِخابَاتِ الأَوَّلِيِّة بْآخِر نَشْرِةِ الأَخْبَار [S] I heard the early election returns on the late news.
Honorary
فَخْرِي
مَعَو دُكْتَوْرَاه فَخْرِيِّة [S] He has an honorary doctorate
Steadily increasing, swelling, growing
مُتَزَاْيِد
Centralised, centered, concentrated
مُتَمَرْكِز
الثِقْلُ مُتَمَرْكِزٌ في الوَسَطِ [CA] the weight is concentrated in the middle
Helpless, impotent, powerless
Disabled person, incapacitated person (physically or mentally)
عَاجِز، ج عَاجزِيْن / عُجَّز / عَجَزِة،
شاعِرِ بْحالِي عاجِز تَمَامِ بْهالوَضِع [S] I feel completely helpless in this situation
مِتْأَسِّف، أنا عاجِز أَنَا بْهَالشَّغْلِة [S] I’m sorry, I’m powerless in this matter
بيشُوْف وَاحَد عَاجِز، بيسَاعدُو [P] When he sees a disabled person (or one who is incapable of something), he helps him; {byšūf wāḥad ʕājᵉz، bysāʕdo}
رَجُل عَاجِز جِنسِيًّا [P] an impotent man, a sexually incapable man; {rajol ʕājez jinsiyyan˜}
صَار لَو (صَرْلَو) عَاْجِز مِن وَقْتَهْا [S] He’s been an invalid ever since
Made (من = of/from); This is only used for material things (carpets, construction, shoes, etc.). معمول is more general in its usage
مَصْنُوع
Observed
مُرَاْقَب
State
دَوْلِيّ
Decayed, rotten (said of a tooth)
مْسَوِّس
Animated, moving
مِتْحَرِّك
صُوَر مُتَحَرِّكِة [P] animated film(s), cartoons
Liable for (ب = for s.th.)
Obligated, under obligation
مَلْزُوْم، ج مَلْزُوْمِيْن
مَلْزُوم أَدِشِّ الحَفِيز كِلّ يَوم [E.G.] I’m obligated to go to the office every day
نِحِن مُوب مَلْزُومِين بْسَامَانَك إذا انْبَاق (انْبَاگ) [E.G.] We are not responsible for your things if they are stolen
كِلّ واحِد مَلْزُوم بالضَّرِيبَة [E.G.] Everyone is liable for the tax
Selective
اِنْتِقَاْئِيّ
إجْهاض انْتِقائيّ [CA] selective abortion
سِياسة قُبولٍ انْتِقائيّة [CA] a selective admission policy
شَخْص انْتِقائِي [CA] a selective person (can sometimes imply pickiness, although this is really just like how in English selective is a formal word)
شخص انْتِقائي اجْتِمَاعِيًّا [CA] a socially selective person
Pompous, over-elaborate, affected
مْفَخفَخ
مِتْكَبِّر
مُتَعَالِي
جُملِة مْفَخفَخَة [P] a grandiloquent sentence
Obscure, little known
مَغْمُوْر
كاتِب مَغْمُور [E] an obscure writer
Evenly-matched
مُتَكَاْفِئ
(Refers to equality, balance, or proportionality in value, strength, or distribution.)
“المتسابقان متكافئان في المهارات.”
(“The two competitors are evenly matched in skills.”)
