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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The list includes:
basic adjectives like big, small, high, low, etc.
advanced level adjectives like controversial, luxurious, political etc.
Arabic words with short vowel marks
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Levantine Arabic Adjectives List Levantine Arabic Adjectives List Levantine Arabic adjectives: A Levantine Arabic adjectives: B Levantine Arabic adjectives: C Levantine Arabic adjectives: D Levantine Arabic adjectives: E Levantine Arabic adjectives: F Levantine Arabic adjectives: G Levantine Arabic adjectives: H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V Y W 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
