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] |
new | old |
What is the opposite of big in Arabic?
كَبير [kabiir] | صَغير [Saghiir] |
big | small |
A lot / little
كَثير [kathiir] | قَليل [qaliil] |
a lot | little |
Clean / dirty
نَظيف [naDHiif] | وَسِخ [wasikh] |
clean | dirty |
Opposites in Arabic – Strong / weak
قَوِيّ [qawiyy] | ضَعيف [Da3iif] |
strong | weak |
Halal/ Haram
حَلال [Halaal] | حَرام [Haraam] |
permissible (religion) | forbidden (religion) |
Expensive / cheap
غالي [ghaali] | رَخيص [rakhiiS] |
expensive | cheap |
Happy / sad
سَعيد [sa3iid] | حَزين [Haziin] |
happy | sad |
Easy / difficult
سَهْل [sahl] | صَعْب [Sa3b] |
easy | difficult |
Opposites in Arabic – Fast / slow
سَريع [sarii3] | بَطِيء [baTii’] |
fast | slow |
Near / far
قَريب [qariib] | بَعيد [ba3iid] |
near/close | far |
Rich / poor
غَنِيّ [ghaniyy] | فَقِيْر [faqiir] |
rich | poor |
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Light / heavy in Arabic
خَفيف [khafiif] | ثَقيل [thaqiil] |
light | heavy |
Smart / stupid
ذَكِيّ [dhakiyy] | غَبِيّ [ghabiyy] |
smart | stupid |
Thin / fat in Arabic
نَحيف [naHiif] | سَمين [samiin] |
thin | fat |
Hot / cold
حارّ [Harr] or ساخِن [saakhin] | بارِد [baarid] |
hot | cold |
Opposites in Arabic – Generous / stingy
كَريم [kariim] | بَخيل [bakhiil] |
generous | stingy |
Learn more Arabic adjectives describing personality by checking Character vocabulary in Arabic.
Beautiful / ugly
جَميل [jamiil] | قَبيح [qabiiH] |
Good / bad
جَيِّد [jayyid] | سَيِّء [sayyi’] |
good | bad |
Tall / short in Arabic
طَويل [Tawiil] | قَصير [qaSiir] |
tall/long | short |
White / black
أَبْيَض [abyaD] | أَسْوَد [aswad] |
white | black |
If you don’t know the colors yet, check out our post Colors in Arabic.
Arabic Opposites List
Positive | Negative |
---|---|
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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