Lesson 12 - Learn the Colors in Arabic Flashcards
lōn (m)
alwān (pl)
color
abyaḍ (m)
bēḍa (f)
bīḍ (pl)
white
Note
bēḍa - also means egg
bēḍ - plural for eggs
aswad (m)
sōda (f)
sūd (pl)
black
aḥmar (m)
ḥamra (f)
ḥumur (pl)
red
azraq or azra’ (m)
zarqa or zar’a (f)
zuruq or zuru’ (pl)
blue
aḫḍar (m)
ḫaḍra (f)
ḫuḍur (pl)
green
aṣfar (m)
ṣafra (f)
ṣufur (pl)
yellow
rule if masculine adjective ends with an “i” sound, the feminine and plural form always ends with “yye” sound
binni (m)
binniyye (f and pl)
brown
zahri (m)
zahriyye (f and pl)
pink
lēlaki (m)
lēlakiyye (f and pl)
purple
ramādi (m)
ramadiyye (f and pl)
gray
dahabi (m)
dahabiyye (f and pl)
golden
fiḍḍi (m)
fiḍḍiyye (f and pl)
silver
burdqāni or burd’āni (m)
burdqaniyye or burd’aniyye (f and pl)
orange - color
burdqāne or burd’āne (f)
burdaqān or burda’ān (pl)
orange - piece of fruit
fāteḥ
light when describing color
masculine color + fāteḥ
aḫḍar fāteḥ
light green
ġāmeq or ġāme’
dark when describing color
masculine color + ġāmeq or ġāme’
azra’ ġāme’
dark blue
colors come after the noun
must match gender of the noun
bēt abyaḍ
a white house
bēt (m) - house
abyaḍ (m) - white
ilbēt ilabyaḍ
the White House
qamīṣ azraq
‘amīṣ azra’
blue shirt - button down
‘amīṣ (m) - shirt
azra’ (m) - blue
ɪktāb ramādi
gray book
ɪktāb (m) - book
ramādi (m) - gray
warde ḥamra
red rose
warde (f) - rose
ḥamra (f) - red
warde
wardāt (pl)
rose
tuffāḥa ṣafra
yellow apple (s)
tuffāḥa (f) - apple
ṣafra (f) - yellow
tuffāḥa (f)
tuffaḥāt (pl)
apple
sayyāra fiḍḍiyye
silver car
sayyāra (f) - car
fiḍḍiyye (f) - silver
