Color names are one of the basic things we learn when we start learning any language. With this post, you will find the names of the most popular colors in Arabic such as yellow and red.
You will also find out how to say the word color/ colors in Arabic and you will learn more advanced color names such as marron, ivory, burgundy, or beige.
If you are building your basic Arabic vocabulary check out Nationalities in Arabic, common Arabic verbs, and Arabic prepositions. You can find the full list of subjects here: Arabic Vocabulary Lists
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How to say color in Arabic?
Color – لَوْن – lawn
Colors – ألْوان – alwaan
Names of the basic colors in Arabic
Knowing the basic names of colors is most important, so learn those first. Below you will find the most common colors and their names in Arabic.
Remember:
- the color follows the noun
- nouns in Arabic can be masculine or feminine, in the table below you will find both
If you don’t know the Arabic alphabet yet check our post Arabic alphabet – All you need to know to write in Arabic
English | Arabic masculine – transliteration | Arabic feminine – transliteration |
White | أَبْيَض – abyaD | بَيضَاء – bayDaa‘ |
Black | أَسْوَد – aswad | سَوْداء – sawdaa‘ |
Green | أَخْضَر – akhDar | خَضْرَاْء – khaDraa’ |
Blue | أَزْرَق – azraq | زَرْقَاْء – zarqaa’ |
Yellow | أَصْفَر – aSfar | صفراء – Safraa’ |
Red | أَحْمَر – aHmar | حَمْرَاء – Hamraa’ |
Brown | بُنِّيّ – bunni | بُنِّيّة – bunniyya |
Orange | بُرْتُقَاْلِيّ – burtuqaali | بُرْتُقَاْلِيّة – burtuqaaliyya |
Pink | ّوَرْدي – wardi | وَرْدِيّة – wardiyya |
Gold | ّذَهَبِي – dhahabi | ذَهَبِيّة – dhahabiyya |
Silver | ّفِضِّي – fiDDi | فِضِّيّة – fiDDiyye |
Gray | رَمادي – ramaadi | رَمادِيّة – ramadiyya |
Other colors in Arabic
To expand your Arabic vocabulary see the table below for additional color names. Learn how to say ivory, maroon, and more in Arabic.
English | Arabic masculine – transliteration | Arabic feminine – transliteration |
Ivory | 3aaji – عاجي | 3aajiyya – عاجيّة |
Maroon | كَسْتَنائي – kastanaa’i | كَسْتَنائيّة – kastanaa’iyya |
Khaki | كاكيّ – kaaki | كاكِيّة – kaakiyya |
Purple | أُرْجُوَاني – urjuwaani بَنَفْسَجيّ – banafsaji | أُرْجُوَانيّة – urjuwaaniyya بَنَفْسَجِيّة – banafsajiyya |
Turquoise | ّفيروزي – firuuzi | فيروزِيّة – firuuziya |
Olive green | ّزَيْتِي- zayti | زَيْتِيّة- zaytiyya |
Scarlet | ّقِرمِزي – qirmizi | قِرمِزِيّة – qirmiziyya |
Navy blue | ّكُحْلي – kuHli | كُحْليّة – kuHliyya |
Beige | بيج – bayj | |
Blond, fair-skinned (referring to people) | أَشْقَر – ashqar | شَقْراء – shaqraa’ |
Brown-skinned | أسْمَر – asmar | سَمْراء – samraa’ |
Colorless | عَديم اللون 3adeem al-lawn | عَديمة اللون 3adeema al-lawn |
Burgundy | ّبُرْغونْدي – burghundi | بُرْغونْديّة – burghundiyya |
Adjectives related to colors in Arabic
To further describe colors you will need additional adjectives. Below you will find the most common adjectives to describe colors in Arabic.
See also: basic Arabic adjectives for beginners.
English | Arabic | Transliteration |
Dark | غامِق | ghaamiq |
Light | فاتِح | faatiH |
Colorful, colored | مُلوّن | mulawwan |
Shiny | لامِع | laami3 |
Pale | باهِت | baahit |
Transparent | شَفّاف | shaffaaf |
Colors Worksheet
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Learn with a song
If you have trouble remembering the names of the colors you can listen to children’s songs such as this one.
Quiz
Quizzes are a great tool to practice your vocabulary. All the Arabic vocabulary lists on our website contain quizzes at the end of each lesson, to help you remember newly learned words. To check more Arabic Quizzes go to -> Selfarabic – Arabic Vocabulary Quizzes
Colors in Arabic Quiz
Test how well you know the names of the colors in Arabic.