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Describing people
صِفَاتُ الأَشْخَاصِ 16أَخِي نَشِيطٌ وَمُهَذَّبٌ.My brother is energetic and polite.
أَخِي نَشِيطٌ وَمُهَذَّبٌ.My brother is energetic and polite.
مُعَلِّمُنَا صَارِمٌ وَلٰكِنَّهُ لَطِيفٌ.Our teacher is strict but kind.
مُعَلِّمُنَا صَارِمٌ وَلٰكِنَّهُ لَطِيفٌ.Our teacher is strict but kind.
Feelings & mood
المَشَاعِرُ 7Quality & judgement
الجَوْدَةُ وَالتَّقْيِيمُ 37هٰذَا الكُرْسِيُّ مُرِيحٌ جِدًّا.This chair is very comfortable.
هٰذَا مُسْتَحِيلٌ!This is impossible!
المَكْتَبَةُ العَامَّةُ مُفِيدَةٌ لِلطُّلَّابِ.The public library is useful for students.
هٰذَا أَسْوَأُ يَوْمٍ فِي الأُسْبُوعِ.This is the worst day of the week.
الدُّخُولُ إِلَى المَتْحَفِ مَجَّانِيٌّ.Entry to the museum is free.
Size & comparison
الحَجْمُ وَالمُقَارَنَةُ 16الكُوبُ مُمْتَلِئٌ وَالزُّجَاجَةُ فَارِغَةٌ.The cup is full and the bottle is empty.
الكُوبُ مُمْتَلِئٌ وَالزُّجَاجَةُ فَارِغَةٌ.The cup is full and the bottle is empty.
الحَاسُوبُ المَحْمُولُ خَفِيفٌ.The laptop is light.
Senses, weather & texture
الحَوَاسُّ وَالطَّقْسُ وَالمَلْمَسُ 12مِنَ المُرَجَّحِ أَنْ يَكُونَ الجَوُّ مُشْمِسًا غَدًا.It is likely to be sunny tomorrow.
الشَّايُ سَاخِنٌ وَالعَصِيرُ بَارِدٌ.The tea is hot and the juice is cold.
الشَّايُ سَاخِنٌ وَالعَصِيرُ بَارِدٌ.The tea is hot and the juice is cold.
Time & newness
الزَّمَنُ وَالحَدَاثَةُ 6Other useful adjectives
صِفَاتٌ مُفِيدَةٌ أُخْرَى 10المَكْتَبَةُ العَامَّةُ مُفِيدَةٌ لِلطُّلَّابِ.The public library is useful for students.
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| Arabic | English | Forms |
|---|---|---|
| مَشْهُورٌ | famous | f. مَشْهُورَةٌ |
| مُهَذَّبٌ | polite | f. مُهَذَّبَةٌ |
| غَيْرُ مُهَذَّبٍ | impolite | |
| نَشِيطٌ | active / energetic | f. نَشِيطَةٌ |
| وَحِيدٌ | lonely / alone | f. وَحِيدَةٌ |
| وَدِيٌّ | friendly | وَدُودٌ |
| ضَعِيفٌ | weak | f. ضَعِيفَةٌ |
| ضَعِيفُ البِنْيَةِ | frail | |
| غَنِيٌّ | rich | |
| فَقِيرٌ | poor | f. فَقِيرَةٌ |
| قَوِيٌّ | strong | |
| لَطِيفٌ | nice / kind | f. لَطِيفَةٌ |
| ذَكِيٌّ | clever | |
| سَخِيفٌ | silly | f. سَخِيفَةٌ |
| صَارِمٌ | strict | f. صَارِمَةٌ |
| خَجُولٌ | shy | f. خَجُولَةٌ |
| Arabic | English | Forms |
|---|---|---|
| مُزْعِجٌ | annoying | f. مُزْعِجَةٌ |
| مُسْتَعِدٌّ | ready | |
| مُمْتِعٌ | fun / entertaining | f. مُمْتِعَةٌ · مُسَلٍّ |
| غَيْرُ سَعِيدٍ | unhappy / fed up | ضَجِرٌ |
| مُثِيرٌ | exciting | f. مُثِيرَةٌ |
| سَعِيدٌ | happy | f. سَعِيدَةٌ |
| حَزِينٌ | sad | f. حَزِينَةٌ |
| Arabic | English | Forms |
|---|---|---|
| مُرِيحٌ | comfortable | f. مُرِيحَةٌ |
| مُسْتَحِيلٌ | impossible | f. مُسْتَحِيلَةٌ |
| مُفِيدٌ | useful | f. مُفِيدَةٌ |
| مُمْكِنٌ | possible | f. مُمْكِنَةٌ |
| مِنَ المُمْكِنِ أَنْ | it is possible that | |
| مِنَ المُرَجَّحِ أَنْ | it is likely that | |
| مُهِمٌّ | important | |
| نَمُوذَجِيٌّ | typical / ideal | |
| ضَرُورِيٌّ | necessary | |
| طَيِّبٌ | good / kind / tasty | f. طَيِّبَةٌ |
| عَادِيٌّ | ordinary / normal | |
| عَظِيمٌ | great | f. عَظِيمَةٌ |
| عَلَى أَتَمِّ وَجْهٍ | perfectly | |
| غَيْرُ مُفِيدٍ | useless | |
| مِنْ دُونِ فَائِدَةٍ | pointless | |
| قَيِّمٌ | valuable | f. قَيِّمَةٌ |
| سَيِّئٌ | bad | f. سَيِّئَةٌ |
| أَسْوَأُ مِنْ | worse than | |
| الأَسْوَأُ | the worst | |
| حَسَنٌ | good | f. حَسَنَةٌ · جَيِّدٌ |
| أَحْسَنُ | better than | أَفْضَلُ مِنْ |
| الأَحْسَنُ | the best | الأَفْضَلُ |
| لَذِيذٌ | delicious | f. لَذِيذَةٌ |
| مَجَّانِيٌّ | free (of charge) | |
| رَائِعٌ | wonderful | f. رَائِعَةٌ |
| سَطْحِيٌّ | superficial | |
| سَلْبِيٌّ | negative | |
| سَهْلٌ | easy | f. سَهْلَةٌ |
| صِحِّيٌّ | healthy | |
| صَحِيحٌ | correct / true | f. صَحِيحَةٌ |
| صَعْبٌ | difficult | f. صَعْبَةٌ |
| آمِنٌ | safe | f. آمِنَةٌ |
| إِيجَابِيٌّ | positive | |
| بَسِيطٌ | simple | f. بَسِيطَةٌ |
| حُرٌّ | free (not restricted) | |
| حَقِيقِيٌّ | real | |
| خَاطِئٌ | wrong / mistake | f. خَاطِئَةٌ · خَطَأٌ |
| Arabic | English | Forms |
|---|---|---|
| مُمْتَلِئٌ | full | f. مُمْتَلِئَةٌ |
| ضَخْمٌ | huge | f. ضَخْمَةٌ |
| ضَيِّقٌ | narrow / tight | f. ضَيِّقَةٌ |
| طَوِيلٌ | long / tall | f. طَوِيلَةٌ |
| عَمِيقٌ | deep | f. عَمِيقَةٌ |
| فَارِغٌ | empty | f. فَارِغَةٌ |
| قَصِيرٌ | short | f. قَصِيرَةٌ |
| كَبِيرٌ | big | f. كَبِيرَةٌ |
| أَكْبَرُ مِنْ | bigger than | |
| الأَكْبَرُ | the biggest | |
| صَغِيرٌ | small | f. صَغِيرَةٌ |
| أَصْغَرُ مِنْ | smaller than | |
| الأَصْغَرُ | the smallest | |
| خَفِيفٌ | light | f. خَفِيفَةٌ |
| شَاسِعٌ | vast / wide | f. شَاسِعَةٌ · وَاسِعٌ |
| ثَقِيلٌ | heavy | f. ثَقِيلَةٌ |
| Arabic | English | Forms |
|---|---|---|
| مُشْمِسٌ | sunny | f. مُشْمِسَةٌ |
| نَاعِمٌ | soft / smooth | f. نَاعِمَةٌ |
| مُبَلَّلٌ | wet | f. مُبَلَّلَةٌ |
| دَافِئٌ | warm | f. دَافِئَةٌ |
| سَاخِنٌ | hot | f. سَاخِنَةٌ |
| سَرِيعٌ | fast | f. سَرِيعَةٌ |
| صَامِتٌ | silent | f. صَامِتَةٌ |
| صَخَبٌ | noise / uproar | |
| بَارِدٌ | cold | f. بَارِدَةٌ |
| بَطِيءٌ | slow | f. بَطِيءَةٌ |
| جَافٌّ | dry | |
| خَشِنٌ | rough | f. خَشِنَةٌ |
| Arabic | English | Forms |
|---|---|---|
| قَدِيمٌ | old | f. قَدِيمَةٌ |
| السَّابِقُ | the previous | |
| تَقْلِيدِيٌّ | traditional | |
| جَدِيدٌ | new | f. جَدِيدَةٌ |
| حَدِيثٌ | recent / latest | f. حَدِيثَةٌ · أَخِيرٌ |
| عَصْرِيٌّ | modern | f. عَصْرِيَّةٌ · حَدِيثٌ |
| Arabic | English | Forms |
|---|---|---|
| مُمَاثِلٌ لِـ | similar to | |
| مُمِلٌّ | boring | |
| عَامٌّ | public / general | |
| عَرَبِيٌّ | Arab / Arabic | |
| غَالٍ | expensive / costly | f. غَالِيَةٌ · مُكْلِفٌ |
| مُتَحَرِّكٌ | mobile / portable | f. مُتَحَرِّكَةٌ · مَحْمُولٌ |
| مِثْلُ | like / similar | |
| مُحَدَّدٌ | specific | f. مُحَدَّدَةٌ |
| مُخْتَلِفٌ | different | f. مُخْتَلِفَةٌ |
| جَمِيلٌ | beautiful | f. جَمِيلَةٌ |