opposites in arabic

Most Common Opposites in Arabic

Learn the most common opposites in Arabic with our list.

Today you will learn Arabic words such as big, small, long, short, rich, poor and many more. We included to short vowels and simplified pronunciation to make learning new vocabulary easier for you.

At the end of the lesson you will find a quiz to help you remember the new vocabulary.

Read also: If you are building your Arabic vocabulary you may want to check our list of basic Arabic adjectives for beginners and most common Arabic verbs. On our website there are many thematical vocabulary lists for Arabic learners, you can find all of them by going to Arabic Vocabulary category.

Common opposites in Arabic

Jadeed opposite in Arabic

جَديد
[jadeed]
قديم
[qadeem]
newold

What is the opposite of big in Arabic?

كَبير
[kabiir]
صَغير
[Saghiir]
bigsmall

A lot / little

كَثير
[kathiir]
قَليل
[qaliil]
a lotlittle

Clean / dirty

نَظيف
[naDHiif]
وَسِخ
[wasikh]
cleandirty

Opposites in Arabic – Strong / weak

قَوِيّ
[qawiyy]
ضَعيف
[Da3iif]
strongweak

Halal/ Haram

حَلال
[Halaal]
حَرام
[Haraam]
permissible (religion)forbidden (religion)

Expensive / cheap

غالي
[ghaali]
رَخيص
[rakhiiS]
expensivecheap

Happy / sad

سَعيد
[sa3iid]
حَزين
[Haziin]
happysad

Easy / difficult

سَهْل
[sahl]
صَعْب
[Sa3b]
easydifficult

Opposites in Arabic – Fast / slow

سَريع
[sarii3]
بَطِيء
[baTii’]
fastslow

Near / far

قَريب
[qariib]
بَعيد
[ba3iid]
near/closefar

Rich / poor

غَنِيّ
[ghaniyy]
فَقِيْر
[faqiir]
richpoor

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Light / heavy in Arabic

خَفيف
[khafiif]
ثَقيل
[thaqiil]
lightheavy

Smart / stupid

ذَكِيّ
[dhakiyy]
غَبِيّ
[ghabiyy]
smartstupid

Thin / fat in Arabic

نَحيف
[naHiif]
سَمين
[samiin]
thinfat

Hot / cold

حارّ
[Harr]
or
ساخِن
[saakhin]
بارِد
[baarid]
hotcold

Opposites in Arabic – Generous / stingy

كَريم
[kariim]
بَخيل
[bakhiil]
generousstingy

Learn more Arabic adjectives describing personality by checking Character vocabulary in Arabic.

Beautiful / ugly

جَميل
[jamiil]
قَبيح
[qabiiH]

Good / bad

جَيِّد
[jayyid]
سَيِّء
[sayyi’]
goodbad

Tall / short in Arabic

طَويل
[Tawiil]
قَصير
[qaSiir]
tall/longshort

White / black

أَبْيَض
[abyaD]
أَسْوَد
[aswad]
whiteblack

If you don’t know the colors yet, check out our post Colors in Arabic.

Arabic Opposites List

PositiveNegative
Active
نَشيط
[nashiiT]
Lazy
كَسول
[kasuul]
New
جَديد
[jadiid]
Old
قَديم
[qadiim]
Big
كَبير
[kabiir]
Small
صَغير
[Saghiir]
A lot
كَثير
[kathiir]
Little
قَليل
[qaliil]
Clean
نَظيف
[naDHiif]
Dirty
وَسِخ
[wasikh]
Strong
قَوِيّ
[qawiyy]
Weak
ضَعيف
[Da3iif]
Permissible (religion)
حَلال
[Halaal]
Forbidden (religion)
حَرام
[Haraam]
Expensive
غالي
[ghaaliy]
Cheap
رَخيص
[rakhiiS]
Happy
سَعيد
[sa3iid]
Sad
حَزين
[Haziin]
Easy
سَهْل
[sahl]
Difficult
صَعْب
[Sa3b]
Fast
سَريع
[sarii3]
Slow
بَطِيء
[baTi’]
Near
قَريب
[qariib]
Far
بَعيد
[ba3iid]
Rich
غَنيّ
[ghaniyy]
Poor
فَقير
[faqiir]
Light
خَفيف
[khafiif]
Heavy
ثَقيل
[thaqiil]
Smart
ذَكِيّ
[dhakiyy]
Stupid
غَبِيّ
[ghabiyy]
Thin
نَحيف
[naHiif]
Fat
سَمين
[samiin]
Hot
حارّ
[Haar]
Cold
بارِد
[baarid]
Generous
كَريم
[kariim]
Stingy
بَخيل
[bakhiil]
Beautiful
جَميل
[jamiil]
Ugly
قَبيح
[qabiiH]
Good
جَيِّد
[jayyid]
Bad
سَيِّء
[sayyi’]
Tall/long
طَويل
[Tawiil]
Short
قَصير
[qaSiir]
Full
شَبْعان
[shab3aan]
Hungry
جائِع
[jaa’i3]
ِAbove
فَوْقَ
[fawqa]
Under
تَحْتَ
[taHta]
Inside
داخِل
[daakhil]
Outside
خارِج
[khaarij]

Opposites in Arabic Quiz

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Opposites in Arabic Quiz

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