Levantine Arabic adjectives – list of 400 adjectives

Learn over 400 adjectives in Levantine Arabic. We present to you our alphabetical list of adjectives used in the Levantine dialect. Enrich your vocabulary and learn useful, everyday words.

Some of the adjectives in Levantine Arabic are the same and pronounced the same way as in Modern Standard Arabic, some are the same but pronounced differently and others are quite different from MSA.

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Levantine Arabic Adjectives List

Levantine Arabic adjectives: A

English	Arabic	Transliteration
Absent	غايِب	ghaayib
Additional	إضافي	iDaafi
Aggressive	عُدْواني	3udwaani
Alive	عايِش	3aayish
Allowed	مَسْموح	masmooH
Amazing	رائِع	raa’i3
Ambitious	طَموح	TamooH
Angry	مْعَصّب	m3aSSib
Annoyed	مِتْضايِق	mitDaayiq
Annoying	مُزْعِج	muz3ij
Annual	سَنَوي	sanawi
Anounymous	مَجْهول	majhool
Appropriate	مُناسِب	munaasib
Arrogant	مَغْرور	maghroor
Ashamed	خَجْلان	khajlaan
Attached	مُرْفَق	murfaq
Automatic	أَوْتوماتيكي	autoomaatiiki
ِAutumn	خَريفي	khareefi
Available	مِتْوَفّر	mitwaffir

Levantine Arabic adjectives: B

English	Arabic	Transliteration
Bad	سَيّء	sayyi’
Basic	أَساسي	asaasi
Beautiful	جَميل / حلو	jameel / Helou
Better	أحْسَن	aHsan
Big	كبير	kbeer
Bitter	مُرّ	murr
Boiled	مَسْلوق	maslooq
Bored	زَهْقان	zahqaan
Boring	مُمِلّ	mumill
Brave	شُجاع	shujaa3
Brief	مُخْتَصَر	mukhtaSar
Broken	مَكْسور	maksoor
Burned	مَحْروق	maHrooq

Levantine Arabic adjectives: C

English	Arabic	Transliteration
Calm	هادي	haadi
Careful	حَذِر	Hadhir
Central	مَرْكَزي	markazi
Certain	مِتْأكّد	mitakkid
Certified	مُعْتَمَد	mu3tamad
Chaotical / messy	فَوْضَوي	fawDawi
Cheap	رْخيص	rkhees
Childish	طُفولي	Tufooli
Civil	مَدَني	madani
Classic / classical	كْلاسيكي	klaasiiki
Clean	نْظيف	ndeef
Clear	واضِح	waaDiH
Clever	شاطِر	shaaTir
Closed	مُغْلَق / مْسَكَّر	mughlaq / msakkar
Cloudy	مْغَيّم	mghayyim
Cocky	مَغْرور	maghroor
Cold	بارِد	baarid
Cold (feeling)	بَرْدان	bardaan
Colorful / colored	مْلَوَّن	mlawwan
Comfortable	مُريح	mureeH
Commercial	تِجاري	tijaari
Complete	كامِل	kaamil
Complicated	مُعَقَّد	mu3aqqad
Conscious	واعي	waa3i
Confident	واثِق	waathiq
Confused	مِحْتار	miHtaar
Controversial	مُثير للجَدَل	mutheer lal-jadal
Correct	مَزْبوط	mazbooT
Crazy	مَجْنون	majnoon
Creative	مُبْدِع	mubdi3
Crispy	مْقَرْمِش	mqarmish
Crusty	يابِس	yaabis
Cultural	ثقافي	thaqaafi
Curious / nosy	فُضولي	fuDooli
Current	حالي	Haali
Cut	مَقْطوع	maqToo3
Cute	مَهْضوم	mahDoom

Levantine Arabic adjectives: D

English	Arabic	Transliteration
Daily	ّيَوْمي	yawmi
Dangerous	خَطير	khaTeer
Dark	غامِق	ghaamiq
Dead	مَيّت	mayyit
Deep	عَميق	3ameeq
Delicious	زاكي	zaaki
Depressed	مُكْتَئِب	mukta’ib
Desperate /hopeless	يائِس	yaa’is
Different	مُخْتَلِف / غير	mukhtalif / gheer
Difficult	صَعِب	Sa3eb
Diligent	مُجْتَهِد	mujtahid
Diplomatic	دِبْلوماسي	dibloomaasi
Direct	دُغْري	dughri
Dirty	وِسِخ	wisikh
Disgusting	مُقْرِف	muqrif
Dizzy	دايِخ	daayikh
Doubtful	مَشْكوك	mashkook
Drunk	سَكْران	sakraan
Dry	ناشِف	naashif

Levantine Arabic adjectives: E

English	Arabic	Transliteration
Early	مُبَكّر	mubakkir
Eastern	شَرْقي	sharqi
Easy	سَهِل	sahil
Economical	اِقْتِصادي	iqtiSaadi
Educational	تَعْليمي	ta3leemi
Electronic	إليكْتروني	iliiktrooni
Elegant	أَنيق	aniiq
Embarrassing	مُحْرِج	muHrij
Emotional	عاطِفي	3aaTifi
Empty	فاضي	faaDi
Energetic	نَشيط	nasheeT
Engaged	مَخْطوب	makhToob
Envious	حَسود	Hasood
Ethical	أخْلاقي	akhlaaqi
Evil / wicked	شِرّير	shareer
Excellent	مُمْتاز	mumtaaz
Excited	مِتْحَمّس	mitHammis
Exhausted	مُرْهَق	murhaq
Expected	مُتَوَقَّع	mutawaqqa3
Expensive	غالي	ghaali
External	خارِجي	khaariji

Levantine Arabic adjectives: F

English	Arabic	Transliteration
Fabulous	خُرافي	khuraafi
Fair	عادِل	3aadil
False	مُزَيَّف	muzayyaf
Famous	مَشْهور	mashhoor
Far	بْعيد	b3eed
Fast	سَريع	saree3
Fat	ناصِح	naaSiH
Fat (greasy)	دُهْني	duhni
Favorite / preferable	مُفَضَّل	mufaDDal
Feminine	نِسائي	nisaa’i
Fictional	خَيالي	khayaali
First	أوَّل	awwal
Flat	مُسَطَّح	musaTTaH
Flexible	مَرِنّ	marinn
Forbidden	مَمْنوع	mamnoo3
Foreign	أجْنَبي	ajnabi
Free (from freedom)	حُرّ	horr
Free (sth for free)	مَجّاني	majjaani
Fried	مَقْلي	maqli
Friendly	وَدود	wadood
Frozen	مْجَمَّد / مْثَلّج	mujammad / muthallaj
Full	مَلْيان	malyaan
Fun	مُسَلّي	musalli
Funny	مُضْحِك	muDHik

Levantine Arabic adjectives: G

English	Arabic	Transliteration
General	عام	3aam
Generous	كَريم	kareem
Gentle	لَطيف	laTeef
Global	عالَمي	3aalami
Good	مْنيح	mneeH
Governmental	حُكومي	Hukoomi
Great	عَظيم	3aDHeem
Guilty	مُذْنِب	mudhnib

Levantine Arabic adjectives: H

English	Arabic	Transliteration
Handsome	وَسيم	waseem
Happy	مَبْسوط	mabsooT
Hard	صَعِب	Sa3eb
Hard working	مُجْتَهِد	mujtahid
Hateful	حَقود	Haqood
Having a cold	مْرَشّح	mrashshiH
Heavy	ثْقيل	thqeel
Hesitant	مِتْرَدّد	mitraddid
High	عالي	3aali
Historical	تاريخي	taareekhi
Holy	مُقَدَّس	muqaddas
Honest	صادِق	Saadiq
Horizontal	أُفُقي	ufuqi
Hot (weather)	حارّ / حَرّ	Haar
Hot	ساخن	saakhin
Hot (feeling)	حَرّان	Harraan
Huge	ضَخِم	Dakhim
Humble	مُتَواضِع	mutawaaDi3
Hungry	جُعان	jo3aan

I

English	Arabic	Transliteration
Ignorant	جاهِل	jaahil
Illegal	غير شِرْعي	gheer shir3i
Immoral	حَرام	Haraam
Impatient	عَجول	3ajool
Important	مُهِمّ	muhimm
Imported	مُسْتَوْرَد	mustawrad
Impossible	مُسْتَحيل	mustaHeel
In a hurry	مِسْتَعْجِل	mista3jil
Innocent	بَريء	barii’
Interesting / enjoyable	مُمْتِع	mumti3
Internal	دَاخِلي	daakhali
International	دُوَلي	duwali

J

English	Arabic	Transliteration
Jealous	غَيور / غَيْرَان	ghayoor / ghayraan

K

English	Arabic	Transliteration
Kind	لَطيف	laTeef
Known	مَعْروف	ma3roof

L

English	Arabic	Transliteration
Last / final	أخير	akheer
Late	مِتْأَخّر	mitakhkhir
Lazy	كَسول	kasool
Legal	شَرْعِي / قَانُوني	shar3i / qaanooni
Left	مَتْروك	matrook
Light	خَفيف	khafeef
Light (color)	فاتِح	faatiH
Local	مَحَلّي	maHalli
Logical	مَنْطِق	manTiq
Lonely	وَحيد	waheed
Long	طَويل	Taweel
Lost	ضايع	Daaii3
Lovable	مَحْبوب	maHboob
Low	واطي	waaTi
Loyal	مُخْلِص	mukhliS
Lucky	مَحْظوظ	mahDHooDH
Luxurious	فاخِر	faakhir

M

English	Arabic	Transliteration
Major	رَئيسي	ra’iisi
Manual	يَدَوي	yadawi
Married	مِتْزَوّج	mitzawwij
Masculine	رِجالي	rijaali
Mean	لَئيم	la’ieem
Medical	طِبّي	Tibbi
Mental	عَقْلي	3aqli
Military	عَسْكَري	3askari
Modest	مُحْتَشِم	muhtashim
Muscular	مْعَضّل	m3aDDil
Mutual	مُتبادَل	mutabaadal
Mysterious	غامِض	ghaamiD

N

English	Arabic	Transliteration
Narrow / tight	ضَيّق	Dayyiq
Natural	طَبيعي	Tabii3i
Naughty	شَقي	shaqi
Neat	مْرَتَّب	mrattab
Necessary	ضَروري	Daroori
Negative	سَلْبي	salbi
Neglected	مُهْمَل	muhmal
Nervous	مِتْوَتّر	mitwattir
New	جْديد	jdeed
Noisy	مُزْعِج	muz3ij
Normal	عادي	3aadi
Not available	غير مِتْوَفِر	gheer mitwaffir

O

English	Arabic	Transliteration
Official	رَسْمي	rasmi
Old	قَديم	qadeem
Open	مَفْتوح	maftooH
Opposite	مُعاكِس	mu3aakis
Optimistic	مُتَفائل	mutafaa’il
Organized	مُنَظّم	munadhdham

P

English	Arabic	Transliteration
Particular / specific	مُعَيَّن	mu3ayyan
Patient	صَبور	Saboor
Personal	شَخْصي	shakhSi
Pessimistic	مُتَشائم	mutashaa’im
Physical	جَسَدي	jasadi
Polite	مُؤدَّب	mu’addab
Political	سِياسي	siyaasi
Poor	فَقير	faqeer
Popular	مَشْهور	mashoor
Possible	مَعْقول	ma3qool
Positive	إيجابي	iijaabi
Powerful	قَوي	qawi
Practical	عَمَلي	3amali
Pregnant	حامِل / حَبْلى	Haamil / Habla
Present	حاضِر	HaaDir
Previous	ماضي	maaDi
Private	خاصّ	khaaSS
Professional	مُحْتَرِف	muHtarif
Proud	فَخور	fakhoor
Provocative	مُثير	mutheer
Psychological	نَفْسي	nafsi
Public	عام	3aam

Q

English	Arabic	Transliteration
Quiet	هادي	haadi

R

English	Arabic	Transliteration
Racist	عُنْصُري	3onSori
Rancid	زِنِخ	zinikh
Ready	جاهِز	jaahiz
Real	حَقيقي	Haqeeqi
Realistic	واقِعي	waaqi3ii
Reasonable	عاقِل	3aaqil
Reckless	مُتَهَوّر	mutahawwir
Religious	ديني	deeni
Remarkable	مُمَيَّز	mumayyaz
Residential	سَكَني	sakani
Respectable	مُحْتَرَم	muHtaram
Responsible	مَسؤول	mas’ool
Rich	غَني	ghani
Right	صَحيح	SaHeeH
Romantic	رومانْسي	roomaansi
Round	دائري	daa’iri
Rude	وِقِح	wiqiH

S

English	Arabic	Transliteration
Sad	زَعْلان / حَزين	za3laan / Hazeen
Salty	مالِح	maaliH
Satisfied	راضي	raaDi
Scared	خايِف	khaayif
Scary	مُخيف	mukheef
Secret	سِرّي	sirri
Selfish	أناني	anaani
Sensitive	حَسّاس	Hassaas
Serious	جَدّي	jaddi
Sharp	حادّ	Hadd
Short	قَصير	qaSeer
Shy	مِسْتْحي	mistHi
Sick	مَريض	mareeD
Silly	سَخيف	sakheef
Simple	بَسيط	baseeT
Sincere	مُخْلِص	mukhliS
Sleepy	نَعْسان	na3saan
Slim	نْحيف	nHeef
Slow	بَطيء	baTi’
Small	صْغير	Sgheer
Smart	ذَكي	dhaki
Social	اِجْتِماعي	ijtimaa3i
Soft	ناعِم	naa3im
Sour	حامِض	HaamiD
Spicy	ّحار	Harr
Spontaneous	عَفَوي	3afawi
Spring	رَبيعي	rabii3i
Square	مُرَبَّع	murabba3
Stable	مُسْتَقِرّ	mustaqirr
Stingy	بَخيل	bakheel
Straight	مُسْتَقيم	mustaqeem
Strong	قَوي	qawi
Stubborn	عَنيد	3aneed
Stuck	مَحْبوس	maHboos
Stupid	غَبي	ghabi
Stylish	أنيق	aneeq
Successful	ناجِح	naajiH
Summer	صَيفي	Seifi
Sunny	مُشْمِس	mushmis
Suspicious	مُثير للشَّك	mutheer lash-shakk
Sweet	حلو	Helou

T

English	Arabic	Transliteration
Talented	مَوْهوب	mawhoob
Tasty	زاكي	zaaki
Technical	تِقَني	tiqani
Temporary	مُؤَقَّت	mu’aqqat
Terrible	فَظيع	faDHii3
Terrified	مَرْعوب	mar3oob
The same	نَفْس	nafs
Thirsty	عَطْشان	3aTshaan
Tired	تَعْبان	ta3baan
Tough / rough	قاسي /خِشِن	qaasi / khishin

U

English	Arabic	Transliteration
Ugly	بِشِع	bishi3
Unexpected	غير مُتَوَقَّع	gheer mutawaqqa3
Unfair	ظالِم	DHaalim
Unique	فَريد	fareed
Unlucky	مَنْحوس	manHoos
Urgent	عاجِل	3aajil
Used	مُسْتَعْمَل	musta3mal
Useful	مُفيد	mufeed

V

English	Arabic	Transliteration
Verbal	شَفَوي	shafawi
Vertical	عَمودي	3amoodi
Violent	عَنيف	3aneef

Y

English	Arabic	Transliteration
Young	صغير	Sgheer

W

English	Arabic	Transliteration
Weak	ضَعيف	Da3eef
Weird / strange	غَريب	ghareeb
Western	غَرْبي	gharbi
Wet	مبْلول / مْبَلَّل	mablool / mballal
Wide	عَريض	3areeD
Wide	واسِع	waasi3
Wild	بَرّي	barri
Winter	شَتَوي	shatawi
Wise	حَكيم	Hakeem
Wooden	خَشَبي	khashabi
Worried	قَلْقان	qalqaan
Worse	أسوأ	aswa’
Wrong	غَلَط	ghalaT