Egyptian Arabic Adjectives — 71 Words
This page lists 71 adjectives in Egyptian Arabic, 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 |
|---|---|---|
| وِحِش | wíɧiš | bad |
| صُلْب | ȿulb | hard |
| طري | ʈári | soft |
| صعْب | ȿa3b | difficult, hard |
| سهْل | sahl | easy |
| مُهِمّ | muhímm | important |
| ضروري | ɖarūri | necessary |
| قَوي (أقْوِيا) | ʔáwi (aʔwíya) | strong |
| ضعيف (ضُعفا) | ɖa3īf (ɖú3afa) | weak |
| عميق | 3amīq | deep |
| ضحْل | ɖaɧl | shallow |
| طَويل (طُوال) | ʈawīl (ʈuwāl) | long; tall (person) |
| هُوَّ طَويل أَوي. | húwwa ʈawīl ʔáwi. | He’s very tall. |
| قُصيّر (قُصار) | ʔuȿáyyar (ʔuȿār) | short |
| هِيَّ قُصيّرة أَوي. | híyya ʔuȿayyára ʔáwi. | She’s quite short. |
| قديم (قُدام) | ʔadīm (ʔudām) | old, ancient |
| جِديد (جُداد) | gidīd (gudād) | new |
| واضِح | wāɖiɧ | clear, obvious |
| إجابْتُه كانِت واضْحة جِدّاً. | igábtu kānit wáɖɧa gíddan. | His answer was very clear. |
| مِش واضِح | miš wāɖiɧ | unclear |
| نِضيف (نُضاف) | niɖīf (nuɖāf) | clean |
| وِسِخ | wísix | dirty |
| تِقيل | tiʔīl | heavy |
| خفيف (خُفاف) | xafīf (xufāf) | light |
| جاهِز | gāhiz | ready |
| إنْتَ جاهِز؟ | ʔínta gāhiz? | Are you ready yet? |
| أنا جاهِز! | ʔána gāhiz! | I’m ready! |
| صحّ | ȿaɧɧ [invar.] | right (person) |
| عنْدُه حقّ | 3ándu ɧaʔʔ | right (person) |
| أَيْوَة، إنْتَ صحّ! | ʔáywa, ʔínta ȿaɧɧ! | Yes, you’re right! |
| غلْطان | ɣalʈān | wrong (person) |
| أعْتقِد إنّك غلْطان. | ʔa3táqid ʔínnak ɣalʈān. | I think you’re wrong (about that). |
| بطيء (بُطاء) | baʈīʔ (buʈāʔ) | slow |
| سريع (سُراع) | sarī3 (surā3) | fast, quick |
| سُخْن | suxn | hot |
| دافي | dāfi | warm |
| ساقِع | sāʔi3 | cool, cold |
| مشْهور | mašhūr | famous |
| مُسْتقِلّ | mustaqíll | independent |
| مشْغول | mašɣūl | busy |
| فاضي | fāɖi | empty; available, free (person) |
| إنْتَ فاضي بُكْره؟ | ʔínta fāɖi búkra? | Are you free tomorrow? |
| ملْيان | malyān | full |
| مُفيد | mufīd | useful |
| ملوش لازْمة | ma-lūš lázma | useless |
| مِن غيْر فايْدة | min ɣēr fáyda | useless |
| حريص (حُرصاء) | ɧarīȿ (ɧuraȿāʔ) | careful, cautious |
| بِاهْتِمام | bi-htimām | careful, cautious |
| مُهْمِل | múhmil | careless |
| سرْحان | sarɧān | absent-minded |
| مفْتوح | maftūɧ | open |
| مقْفول | maʔfūl | closed |
| مبْلول | mablūl | wet |
| ناشِف | nāšif | dry |
| هادي | hādi | quiet |
| مُزْعِج | múz3ig | noisy |
| خِشِن | xíšin | rough |
| ناعِم | nā3im | smooth |
| ضيّق | ɖáyyaʔ | narrow; tight |
| واسِع | wāsi3 | wide; loose |
| ضِلْم | ɖílim | dark |
| مِضلِّم | miɖállim | dark |
| مِنوّر | mináwwar | bright, light |
| حادّ | ɧādd | sharp |
| مِش حادّ | miš ɧādd | blunt |
| إضافي | ʔiɖāfi | additional |
| نفْس الـ__ | nafs il__ | the same __ |
| مُشابِهْ | mušābih | similar |
| مُخْتلِف | muxtálif | different |
| مُمْكِن | múmkin | possible |
| مُسْتحيل | mustaɧīl | impossible |
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