Moroccan Darija Adjectives — 68 Words
This page lists 68 adjectives in Moroccan Darija, one of the most widely spoken varieties of Arabic. Each entry includes the Arabic script, an English translation, and a phonetic transliteration to help you pronounce each word correctly. Whether you are a beginner or building on existing knowledge, this word list is a practical starting point for learning Arabic.
| Arabic | Transliteration | English |
|---|---|---|
| خيْب | bad | |
| قاصح | hard | |
| رْطب | soft | |
| صْعيب (صْعاب) | difficult, hard | |
| ساهل | easy | |
| مُهِمّ | important | |
| ضروري | necessary | |
| صْحيح (صْحاح) | strong | |
| ضْعيف (ضْعاف) | weak | |
| عميق | deep | |
| غارق | deep | |
| ما غارقْش | shallow | |
| طْويْل (طْوال) | long; tall (person) | |
| هُوَّ طْويْل بزّاف. | He’s very tall. | |
| قْصيْر (قْصار) | short | |
| هِيّ قْصيْرة بزّاف. | She’s quite short. | |
| قْديم (قْدام) | old, ancient | |
| جْديد (جْداد) | new | |
| واضح | clear, obvious | |
| الجواب دْيالو كان واضح. | His answer was very clear. | |
| ما واضحْش | unclear | |
| نْقي | clean | |
| مُسّخ | dirty | |
| ثْقيل (ثْقال) | heavy | |
| خْفيف (خْفاف) | light | |
| واجد | ready | |
| نْتا واجد؟ | Are you ready yet? | |
| آنا واجد. | I’m ready! | |
| عنْدو الصّحّ | right | |
| آه، عنْدك الصّحّ! | Yes, you’re right! | |
| غالْط | wrong | |
| بان لِيّا راك غالط. | I think you’re wrong (about that). | |
| تْقيل (تْقال) | slow | |
| خْفيف (خْفاف) | fast, quick | |
| سْخون | hot | |
| دافي | warm | |
| بارد | cool, cold | |
| مشْهور | famous | |
| مُسْتقِلّ | independent | |
| مشْغول | busy | |
| مْسالي | empty; available, free | |
| نْتا مْسالي غدّا؟ | Are you free tomorrow? | |
| عامر | full | |
| مُفيد | useful | |
| بْلا فائِدة | useless | |
| راد بالو | careful, cautious | |
| ما مْسوّقْش | careless | |
| سارح | absent-minded | |
| محْلول | open | |
| مسْدود | closed | |
| سارد | wet | |
| ناشف | dry | |
| ساكت | quiet | |
| فيه الصّْداع | noisy | |
| قاصْح | rough | |
| رْطب | smooth | |
| مْضيّق | narrow; tight | |
| واسع | wide; loose | |
| مْظلّم | dark | |
| مْضوّي | bright, light | |
| مْقمْقم | sharp | |
| ما مْقمْقمْش | blunt | |
| زايْد | additional | |
| نفْس الـ __ | the same __ | |
| بْحال بْحال | similar | |
| ماشي بْحال بْحال | different | |
| مُمْكِن | possible | |
| مايْمْكنْش | impossible |
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