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.

ArabicTransliterationEnglish
وِحِشwíɧišbad
صُلْبȿulbhard
طريʈárisoft
صعْبȿa3bdifficult, hard
سهْلsahleasy
مُهِمّmuhímmimportant
ضروريɖarūrinecessary
قَوي (أقْوِيا)ʔáwi (aʔwíya)strong
ضعيف (ضُعفا)ɖa3īf (ɖú3afa)weak
عميق3amīqdeep
ضحْلɖaɧlshallow
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
واضِحwāɖiɧclear, obvious
إجابْتُه كانِت واضْحة جِدّاً.igábtu kānit wáɖɧa gíddan.His answer was very clear.
مِش واضِحmiš wāɖiɧunclear
نِضيف (نُضاف)niɖīf (nuɖāf)clean
وِسِخwísixdirty
تِقيلtiʔīlheavy
خفيف (خُفاف)xafīf (xufāf)light
جاهِزgāhizready
إنْتَ جاهِز؟ʔínta gāhiz?Are you ready yet?
أنا جاهِز!ʔána gāhiz!I’m ready!
صحّȿaɧɧ [invar.]right (person)
عنْدُه حقّ3ándu ɧaʔʔright (person)
أَيْوَة، إنْتَ صحّ!ʔáywa, ʔínta ȿaɧɧ!Yes, you’re right!
غلْطانɣalʈānwrong (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
سُخْنsuxnhot
دافيdāfiwarm
ساقِعsāʔi3cool, cold
مشْهورmašhūrfamous
مُسْتقِلّmustaqíllindependent
مشْغولmašɣūlbusy
فاضيfāɖiempty; available, free (person)
إنْتَ فاضي بُكْره؟ʔínta fāɖi búkra?Are you free tomorrow?
ملْيانmalyānfull
مُفيدmufīduseful
ملوش لازْمةma-lūš lázmauseless
مِن غيْر فايْدةmin ɣēr fáydauseless
حريص (حُرصاء)ɧarīȿ (ɧuraȿāʔ)careful, cautious
بِاهْتِمامbi-htimāmcareful, cautious
مُهْمِلmúhmilcareless
سرْحانsarɧānabsent-minded
مفْتوحmaftūɧopen
مقْفولmaʔfūlclosed
مبْلولmablūlwet
ناشِفnāšifdry
هاديhādiquiet
مُزْعِجmúz3ignoisy
خِشِنxíšinrough
ناعِمnā3imsmooth
ضيّقɖáyyaʔnarrow; tight
واسِعwāsi3wide; loose
ضِلْمɖílimdark
مِضلِّمmiɖállimdark
مِنوّرmináwwarbright, light
حادّɧāddsharp
مِش حادّmiš ɧāddblunt
إضافيʔiɖāfiadditional
نفْس الـ__nafs il__the same __
مُشابِهْmušābihsimilar
مُخْتلِفmuxtálifdifferent
مُمْكِنmúmkinpossible
مُسْتحيلmustaɧīlimpossible

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