Lesson 35 - Learn Most Useful Adjectives and Their Opposites in Arabic Flashcards
adjectives come AFTER the noun in Arabic
ɪkbīr (m)
ɪkbīre (f)
ɪkbār (pl)
large, big
used for people - means old
immi kbīre - my mother is old
ɪzġīr (m)
ɪzġīre (f)
ɪzġār (pl)
small, young
used for people means small/young
il walad ɪzġīr - the boy is small/young
issayyāra ɪkbīre
The car is big
issayyāra ɪzġīre
the car is small
ilwalad ɪkbīr
The boy is big or old
ilwalad ɪzġīr
The boy is small or young
ɪnḍīf (m)
ɪnḍīfe (f)
ɪnḍāf (pl)
clean
wiseḫ (m)
wisḫa (f)
wisḫīn (pl)
wisḫāt (fpl)
dirty
ilbēt ɪnḍīf
The house is clean
issayyāra wisḫa
The car is dirty
add “a” if masculine form ends with one of the following letters
h,ḥ,ḫ, 3, ġ, q, ḍ, ṣ and a hard ṭ.
add “a” if masculine form ends with one of the following letters
h,ḥ,ḫ, 3, ġ, q, ḍ, ṣ and a hard ṭ.
ṭawīl (m)
ṭawīle (f)
ɪṭwāl (pl)
tall
qaṣīr or ‘aṣīr (m)
qaṣīre or ‘aṣīre (f)
ɪqṣār or ɪ’ṣār (pl)
short
ɪjdīd (m)
ɪjdīde (f)
ɪjdād (pl)
new
qadīm or ‘adīm (m)
qadīme or ‘adīme (f)
qdām or ‘dām (pl)
old - used for things and not people
3atīq or 3atī’ (m)
3atīqa or 3atī’a (f)
ɪ3tāq or ɪ3tā’ (pl)
cold (for things)
b3īd (m)
b3īde (f)
b3ād (pl)
far
qarīb or ‘arīb (m)
qarībe or ‘arībe (f)
ɪqrāb or ɪ’rāb (pl)
near, close
ɪtqīl or ɪt’īl (m)
ɪtqīle or ɪt’īle (f)
ɪtqāl or ɪt’āl (pl)
heavy
ḫafīf (m)
ḫafīfe (f)
ɪḫfāf (pl)
light
bāred (m)
bārde (f)
bārdīn (pl)
cold (for food and liquids)
suḫun (m) or suḫon (m)
suḫne (f)
suḫnīn (pl)
hot (for food and liquids)
qawi or ‘awi (m)
qawiyye or ‘awiyye (f)
qawiyyīn or ‘awiyyīn (pl)
strong
ḍ3īf (m)
ḍ3īfe (f)
ḍ3āf (pl)
weak or thin
sarī3 (m)
sarī3a (f)
sari3īn (pl)
fast, quickly
baṭī’ (m)
baṭī’a (f)
baṭi’īn (pl)
not a dropped q but the ‘ is more like a global stop
slow
ṣi3eb (m)
ṣi3be (f)
ṣi3bīn (pl)
difficult
basīṭ (m)
basīṭa (f)
basiṭīn (pl)
simple or easy
sihel (m)
sihle (f)
sihlīn (pl)
easy
adjectives come AFTER the noun in Arabic
large, big
used for people - means old
immi kbīre - my mother is old
ɪkbīr (m)
ɪkbīre (f)
ɪkbār (pl)
small, young
used for people means small/young
il walad zġīr - the boy is small/young
ɪzġīr (m)
ɪzġīre (f)
ɪzġār (pl)
The car is big
issayyāra ɪkbīre
the car is small
issayyāra ɪzġīre
The boy is big
ilwalad ɪkbīr
The boy is small
ilwalad ɪzġīr
clean
ɪnḍīf (m)
ɪnḍīfe (f)
ɪnḍāf (pl)
dirty
wiseḫ (m)
wisḫa (f)
wisḫīn (pl)
wisḫāt (fpl)
The house is clean
ilbēt ɪnḍīf
The car is dirty
issayyāra wisḫa
add “a” if masculine form ends with one of the following letters
h,ḥ,ḫ, 3, ġ, q, ḍ, ṣ and a hard ṭ.
add “a” if masculine form ends with one of the following letters
h,ḥ,ḫ, 3, ġ, q, ḍ, ṣ and a hard ṭ.
tall
ṭawīl (m)
ṭawīle (f)
ɪṭwāl (pl)
short
qaṣīr or ‘aṣīr (m)
qaṣīre or ‘aṣīre (f)
ɪqṣār or ɪ’ṣār (pl)
new
ɪjdīd (m)
ɪjdīde (f)
ɪjdād (pl)
old - used for things and not people
qadīm (m)
qadīme (f)
qdām (pl)
‘adīm (m)
‘adīme (f)
‘dām (pl)
cold (for things)
3atīq (m)
3atīqa (f)
ɪ3tāq (pl)
3atī’ (m)
3atī’a (f)
ɪ3tā’ (pl)
far
b3īd (m)
b3īde (f)
b3ād (pl)
near, close
qarīb (m)
qarībe (f)
ɪqrāb (pl)
‘arīb (m)
‘arībe (f)
ɪ’rāb (pl)
heavy
ɪtqīl (m)
ɪtqīle (f)
ɪtqāl (pl)
ɪt’īl (m)
ɪt’īle (f)
ɪt’āl (pl)
light
ḫafīf (m)
ḫafīfe (f)
ɪḫfāf (pl)
cold (for food and liquids)
bāred (m)
bārde (f)
bārdīn (pl)
hot (for food and liquids)
suḫun (m) or suḫon (m)
suḫne (f)
suḫnīn (pl)
strong
qawi or ‘awi (m)
qawiyye or ‘awiyye (f)
qawiyyīn or ‘awiyyīn (pl)
weak or thin
ḍ3īf (m)
ḍ3īfe (f)
ḍ3āf (pl)
fast, quickly
sarī3 (m)
sarī3a (f)
sari3īn (pl)
slow
baṭī’ (m)
baṭī’a (f)
baṭi’īn (pl)
not a dropped q but the ‘ is more like a global stop
difficult
ṣi3eb (m)
ṣi3be (f)
ṣi3bīn (pl)
simple or easy
basīṭ (m)
basīṭa (f)
basiṭīn (pl)
easy
sihel (m)
sihle (f)
sihlīn (pl)