Egyptian Arabic Adjectives — 239 Words

239 Egyptian Arabic words for adjectives, ordered by how often they actually come up. Each one shows the Arabic with diacritics, how to say it, and the franco spelling used in text messages.

ArabicPronunciationFrancoEnglish
طَيِّب
tayebtayebokay
مُمْكِن
momkenmomkenpossible
عَارِف
3aref3arefknowing
كِتِير
ketirketira lot
أَوَّل
awelawelfirst
أَكْتَر
aktaraktarmore
عَايِز
3ayez3ayezwant
لَازِم
lazemlazemmust
صَحّ
sa7sa7right
أَحْسَن
a7sanahsanbetter
الْعَظِيم
el 3azeemel azeemthe great
حِلْو
7elwhelwsweet
عَادِي
3adyadinormal
نَفْس
nafsnafssame
جَمِيل
gameelgameelbeautiful
أَكِيد
akidakidsure
بِخَيْر
bekhairbekhairFine
أَفْضَل
afdalafdalbetter
حِلْوَة
7elwahelwasweet
أَحْلَي
a7laahlaprettier
كُوَيِّس
kwayyeskwayyesgood
آخَر
akharakharother
عَاوِز
3awezawezwanting
حَقِيقِي
7a'ee'iha'ee'ireal
اَلْأَوَّل
el awwalel awalthe first
كِبِير
kebirkebirbig
عَارْفَة
3arfaarfaknowing
سَعِيد
sa3eedsa'eedhappy
غَلَط
ghalatghalatwrong
جَدِيد
gedidgedidnew
تَمَام
tamamtamamperfect
أَكْبَر
akbarakbarbigger
مَاشِي
mashimashiokay
مِحْتَاج
me7tagmehtagin need
طَيِّبَة
taybataybagood
أَجْمَل
agmalagmalmore beautiful
المَفْرُوض
el mafrodel mafrodsupposed to
قَاعِد
qa3edaa'edsitting
بَعِيد
be3eedbeidfar
حَرَام
7aramharamforbidden
فَاهِم
fahemfahemunderstanding
جَاي
gaygaycoming
جَامِد
gamedgamedcool
قُرَيِّب
orayeborayebclose
مَوْجُود
mawgoodmawgoodpresent
صَعْب
sa3bsa'bdifficult
أَهَمّ
ahamahammore important
قَادِر
aderadercapable
جَمِيلَة
gameelagameelabeautiful
اَلْآخَر
el akharel akharthe other
أَكْثَر
aktharaktharmore
غَالِي
ghalyghalyexpensive
جِدِيدَة
gedeedagedeedanew
صَحِيح
sa7ee7saheehcorrect
عَايْزِين
3ayzeenayzinwanting (plural)
شَايِف
shayefshayefseeing
عَظِيم
3azimazimgreat
حَاسِس
7aseshasesfeeling
اِلْوَحِيد
el wa7eedel waheedthe only one
مُهِمّ
mohemmohemimportant
فَسِيح
fasee7faseehspacious
حَاضِر
7aderhaderpresent
مُبَارَك
mobarakmubarakblessed
بَايِن
bayenbayenit seems
الْجَمِيل
el gamilel gamilthe beautiful
رَايِح
rayehrayehgoing
خَاص
khaskhasprivate
مُحْتَرَم
mo7tarammohtaramrespectable
عَارْفِين
3arfinarfinknowing (plural)
فَاكِر
fakerfakerremember
عَايِش
3ayeshayeshliving
جَدَع
gada3gadabrave
تَانْيَة
tanyatanyasecond
وَاضِح
wade7wadehclear
خَايِف
khayefkhayefafraid
التَّانِي
el tanyel tanythe other
الْجِدِيد
el gedidel gedidthe new
مَبْسُوط
mabsootmabsoothappy
بَاقِي
baqibakiremaining
زَعْلَان
za3lanza'lanupset
قَوِي
awyawistrong
وِسْخَة
weskhaweskhadirty
غَرِيب
ghareebghareebstrange
صَالِح
sale7salehrighteous
شِبْه
shebhshebhsimilar to
مُسْتَحِيل
mosta7eelmostaheelimpossible
طَبِيعِي
tabee3ytabeeynatural
وَاخِد
wakhidwakhidtaking
صُغَيَّر
soghayarsoghayarsmall
الْكَرِيم
el kareemel kareemthe generous
طَيِّبِين
tayebeentayebeengood people
بُنِّي
bonnibonnibrown
كَامِل
kamelkamelcomplete
كِبِيرَة
kebirakebirabig
حَزِين
7azeenhazeensad
الرَّحْمَن
el ra7manel rahmanthe Most Merciful
عَاجِل
3agelagelurgent
الصَّحّ
el sa7el sahthe correct
وَحْشَه
wa7shawahshaugly
مِحْتَاجُه
me7tagomehtagoneed it
غِيرُه
gherogheroOther
الحِلْو
el 7elwel helwThe sweet
رَاجِعُون
rage3oonrageoonreturning
قَلِيل
aleelaleellittle
أَقَلّ
aqalakalless
الكِبِير
el kebeerel kebeerThe big
آسِف
aasefasefSorry
شَغَّال
shaghaalshaghaalworking
مُنَوَّر
menawwarmenawwarenlightened
مَيِّت
mayetmayetdead
شَخْصِي
shakhsyshakhsypersonal
مَرِيض
maridmaridsick
حُرّ
7orrhorfree
حَالِي
7alyhalyCurrent
طَوِيل
taweeltaweellong
عَاوْزِين
3awzeenawzeenwant
عَايْشِين
3aysheenaysheenliving
الْوَسِخَة
el weskhael weskhathe dirty one
الْخَاصّ
el khasel khasThe private
أَبْيَض
abyadabyadwhite
نِهَائِي
neha2yneha'yFinal
إِسْوِد
eswedeswedblack
أَسْعَد
as3adasaadhappier
عَالِي
3alyalyhigh
اَلْغَالِي
el ghaliel ghalithe precious
الجَاي
el gayel gaythe coming
حِلْوِين
7elweenhelweenSweet (plural)
أَقْرَب
aarabaarabcloser
مَيِّتِين
mayyiteenmayyeteendead
سَهْل
sahlsahlEasy
مُسْتَنِّي
mestannymestannywaiting
أَوْسَخ
awsakhawsakhDirtiest
مَفْرُوض
mafroodmafroodsupposed
نَايِم
nayemnayemsleeping
الحِلْوَة
el 7elwael helwathe beautiful
وَاقِف
waefwaefstanding
تَعْبَان
ta3baantaabantired
لَطِيف
lateeflateefnice
نَاقِص
na'esnakesmissing
مُحْتَاجِين
me7tagenmehtagenWe need
رَاضِي
radyradysatisfied
المَصْرِيَّة
el masreyael masriyathe Egyptian
الجَايَّة
el gayael gayacoming
ضَرُورِي
darourydarourynecessary
أَصْعَب
as3abasaabharder
غَرِيبَة
ghareebagharibastrange
طَالِع
tale3taleecoming out
كُوَيِّسَة
kwayyesakwaysagood
صَاحِي
sa7ysahyawake
الطَّيِّب
el tayyebel tayebthe good
أَعْظَم
a3zamaazamGreatest
اَلْجَمِيلَة
el gameelael gameelaThe beautiful
خَفِيف
khafeefkhafeefLight
صَعْبَة
sa3basaabadifficult
عَزِيز
3azeezazizDear
رَاجِع
rage3rageareturning
الْجَدِيدَة
el gedidael gedidathe new
كَتِير
keteerketeera lot
فَرْحَان
farhanfarhanhappy
اَلْعَالَمِيّ
el 3alamyel aalamyglobal
نَازِل
nazelnazelgoing down
مَعْقُول
ma3oolma'oolreasonable
إِشْطَا
eshtaeshtacool
رَائِع
ra2e3raeewonderful
بَضَان
badanbadanannoying
الْوَحِيدَة
el wa7eedael waheedaThe only one (feminine)
بَاهِي
bahybahyokay
فَاشِل
fashelfashelfailure
مُبَارَكَة
mobarakamobarakablessed
شَايْفَه
shayfashayfaseeing it
أَحْلَى
a7laahlasweeter
مُرّ
mormorbitter
الرَّحِيم
el ra7eemel raheemthe Merciful
الثَّانِي
el tanyel tanyThe second
قَاعْدِين
'a3deenaadeensitting
وَحِيد
wa7eedwahidAlone
فَاضِل
fadelfadelremaining
عَرَبِيّ
3arabyarabyArabic
قَادِرَة
adraadraAble (feminine)
رَسْمِيّ
rasmyrasmyOfficial
ثَانَوِي
thanawythanawysecondary
غَبِي
ghabyghabystupid
مِيلَادِي
miladimiladiGregorian
الْعَزِيز
el 3azeezel azizdear
أَبْعَد
ab3adabaadFurther
مَاشْيَة
mashyamashyaWalking
مُعَيَّن
mo3ayyanmoaayanspecific
الصَّغِير
el soghayarel soghayarThe small
وَحَقِيقِي
we 7a2ee2ywe haand truly
حَلَال
7alalhalalpermissible
تِقِيل
te2eeltekeelheavy
مَوْجُودَة
mawgoodamawgoodapresent
أَصْلِي
aslyaslyoriginal
يَاغَالِي
ya ghalyya ghalydear
أَسْوَأ
aswaaaswaaworst
جَامْدَة
gamdagamdaawesome
لازْمُه
lazmolazmonecessary
هَادِي
hadyhadycalm
مَكْتُوب
maktoobmaktoobwritten
جَيّ
gaygaycoming
يَوْمِي
yawmyyawmydaily
ضَيَّق
dayyadayyanarrow
رَوْعَة
raw3arawaaawesome
عَالَمِي
3alamyaalamyglobal
اَلْمُبَارَك
el mobarakel mobarakblessed
مَاسِك
masekmasekholding
عَبِيط
3abeetabeetstupid
نَاقْصَة
na2sanasomissing
مَبْسُوطَة
mabsootamabsootahappy (feminine)
حَابِب
7abebhabebloving
مُخْتَلِف
mokhtalefmokhtalefdifferent
عَظِيمَة
3azeemaazeemagreat
مَعْرُوف
ma3roofmaaroofknown
أَسْوَء
aswa2aswaaworse
الأَخِير
el akheerel akheerthe last
مِرْتَاح
merta7mertahcomfortable
سَعِيدَة
sa3eedasaeedahappy (feminine)
تُرْكِي
torkytorkyTurkish
سَلِيم
saleemsaleemsound
صُغَيَّرَة
soghayarasoghayarasmall
قَدِيم
adeemadeemold
الوَطَنِي
el watanyel watanynational
عَامَّة
3ammaammageneral
الْأُولَى
el oolael oolathe first
مَطْلُوب
matloobmatloobrequired
مُقْتَنِع
mo'tane3moteneaconvinced
سَاكِت
saketsaketquiet
ضَعِيف
da3eefdaeefweak
النِّهَائِي
el nehaayel nehaayfinal
غَلْطَان
ghaltanghaltanwrong
الْمُحْتَرَم
el mo7taramel mohtaramrespected
زَايِد
zayedzayedextra
اَلْأَقَلّ
el a2alel akalthe least
مِتْخَيِّل
metkhayyelmetkhayelimagining
التَّانْيَة
el tanyael tanyathe other
زَعْلَانَة
za3lanazaelanaupset (feminine)
مُتَأَكِّد
metaakedmetaakedsure
أَقْوَى
a2waaawastronger
النَّفْسِيَّة
el nafsyael nafsyapsychological

Adjectives in a sentence

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طيب انا رايحه اشتري حاجات من السوق عايزة حاجه

Tayeb ana rayha ashtiri hagat min es souq, ayza haga?

Okay, I'm going to buy some things from the market, do you want anything?

showing طَيِّب — okay

انا مش عارف كل حاجة

ana mesh aref kol haga

I do not know everything.

showing عَارِف — knowing

إحنا بنحب أكل ماما كتير.

E7na ben7ebb 2akl Mama ketir.

We love Mom's food a lot.

showing كِتِير — a lot

عمرنا ما هننسى أول مرة نشوف فيها التلج في شوارع نيويورك.

Omrena ma hanensa awel marra neshouf fiha el talg fi shawarea New York.

We will never forget the first time we see snow in the streets of New York.

showing أَوَّل — first

خدت تليفونه عشان نتكلم أكتر الأيام الجاية

Khaddt telefoono ashan netkallem aktar el ayam el gayya

I took his phone so we can talk more in the coming days.

showing أَكْتَر — more

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