Levantine Arabic Adjectives — 66 Words
This page lists 66 adjectives in Levantine 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 |
|---|---|---|
| مِش مْنيح | miš mnīɧ | bad |
| صُلِب | ʂúlib | hard |
| طري | ʈári | soft |
| صعِب | ʂá3ib | difficult, hard |
| سهِل | sáhil | easy |
| مْهِمّ | mhimm | important |
| ضروري | ɖarūri | necessary |
| قَوي(قْوايا) | ʔáwi (ʔwēya) | strong |
| ضْعيف (ضْعاف) | ɖ3īf (ɖ3āf) | weak |
| غميق | ɣamīʔ | deep |
| سطْحي | sáʈɧi | shallow |
| طَويل (طْوال) | ʈawīl (ʈwāl) | long; (person) tall |
| هُوِّ كْتير طَويل. | húwwi ktīr ʈawīl. | He’s very tall. |
| قصير (قْصار) | ʔaʂīr (ʔʂār) | short |
| هِيِّ قصيرِة كْتير. | híyyi ʔaʂīri ktīr. | She’s quite short. |
| قديم (قْدام) | ʔadīm (ʔdēm) | old, ancient |
| جْديد (جْداد) | jdīd (jdēd) | new |
| واضِح | wāɖiɧ | clear, obvious |
| جَوابو كان كْتير واضِح. | jawēbu kēn ktīr wāɖiɧ. | His answer was very clear. |
| نْضيف | nɖīf | clean |
| مِش واضِح | miš wāɖiɧ | unclear |
| وِسِخ | wísix | dirty |
| تْقيل | tʔīl | heavy |
| خفيف (خْفاف) | xafīf (xfēf) | light |
| جاهِز | jēhiz | ready |
| إنْتَ جاهِز أوْ بعْد؟ | ínta jēhiz aw ba3d? | Are you ready yet? |
| أنا جاهِز! | ána jēhiz! | I’m ready! |
| معو حقّ | má3uɧaʔʔ | (person) right |
| صحّ معك حقّ. | ʂaɧɧ, má3ak ɧaʔʔ. | Yes, you’re right! |
| غِلْطان | ɣilʈān | (person) wrong |
| بِعْتِقِد إنّك غِلْطان. | bi3tíʔid ínnak ɣilʈān. | I think you’re wrong (about that). |
| بطيء | baʈīʔ | slow |
| سريع | sarī3 | fast, quick |
| ساخِن | sēxin | hot |
| دافي | dēfi | warm |
| برِد | bárid | cool, cold |
| مشْهور | mašhūr | famous |
| مُسْتقِلّ | mustaʔíll | independent |
| مشْغول | mašɣūl | busy |
| فاضي | fāɖi | empty; (person) available, free |
| بُكْرة فاضي؟ | búkra fāɖi? | Are you free tomorrow? |
| مِلْيان | milyān | full |
| مُفيد | mufīd | useful |
| ما إلو لْزوم | mā ílu lzūm | useless |
| حريص | ɧarīʂ | careful, cautious |
| مُهْمِل | múhmil | careless |
| شارِد | šērid | absent-minded |
| مفْتوح | maftūɧ | open |
| مقْفول | maʔfūl | closed |
| مْبلّل | mbállal | wet |
| ناشِف | nēšif | dry |
| رايِق | rēyiʔ | quiet |
| ضجِّة | ɖájji [invar.] | noisy |
| خِشِن | xíšin | rough |
| ناعِم | nē3im | smooth |
| ضيِّق | ɖáyyiʔ | narrow; tight |
| واسِع | wēsi3 | wide; loose |
| مِعْتِم | mí3tim | dark |
| مْنوّر | mnáwwar | bright, light |
| حادّ | ɧādd | sharp |
| مِش حادّ | miš ɧādd | blunt |
| إضافي | iɖāfi | additional |
| نفْس الـ__ | nafs il-__ | the same __ |
| مِتِل بعِض | mítil bá3iɖ | similar |
| غيْر | ɣēr | different |
| معْقول | ma3ʔūl | possible; probable, likely |
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