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.

ArabicTransliterationEnglish
مِش مْنيحmiš mnīɧbad
صُلِبʂúlibhard
طريʈárisoft
صعِبʂá3ibdifficult, hard
سهِلsáhileasy
مْهِمّmhimmimportant
ضروريɖarūrinecessary
قَوي(قْوايا)ʔáwi (ʔwēya)strong
ضْعيف (ضْعاف)ɖ3īf (ɖ3āf)weak
غميقɣamīʔdeep
سطْحيsáʈɧishallow
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
واضِحwāɖiɧclear, obvious
جَوابو كان كْتير واضِح.jawēbu kēn ktīr wāɖiɧ.His answer was very clear.
نْضيفnɖīfclean
مِش واضِحmiš wāɖiɧunclear
وِسِخwísixdirty
تْقيلtʔīlheavy
خفيف (خْفاف)xafīf (xfēf)light
جاهِزjēhizready
إنْتَ جاهِز أوْ بعْد؟ínta jēhiz aw ba3d?Are you ready yet?
أنا جاهِز!ána jēhiz!I’m ready!
معو حقّmá3uɧaʔʔ(person) right
صحّ معك حقّ.ʂaɧɧ, má3ak ɧaʔʔ.Yes, you’re right!
غِلْطانɣilʈān(person) wrong
بِعْتِقِد إنّك غِلْطان.bi3tíʔid ínnak ɣilʈān.I think you’re wrong (about that).
بطيءbaʈīʔslow
سريعsarī3fast, quick
ساخِنsēxinhot
دافيdēfiwarm
برِدbáridcool, cold
مشْهورmašhūrfamous
مُسْتقِلّmustaʔíllindependent
مشْغولmašɣūlbusy
فاضيfāɖiempty; (person) available, free
بُكْرة فاضي؟búkra fāɖi?Are you free tomorrow?
مِلْيانmilyānfull
مُفيدmufīduseful
ما إلو لْزومmā ílu lzūmuseless
حريصɧarīʂcareful, cautious
مُهْمِلmúhmilcareless
شارِدšēridabsent-minded
مفْتوحmaftūɧopen
مقْفولmaʔfūlclosed
مْبلّلmbállalwet
ناشِفnēšifdry
رايِقrēyiʔquiet
ضجِّةɖájji [invar.]noisy
خِشِنxíšinrough
ناعِمnē3imsmooth
ضيِّقɖáyyiʔnarrow; tight
واسِعwēsi3wide; loose
مِعْتِمmí3timdark
مْنوّرmnáwwarbright, light
حادّɧāddsharp
مِش حادّmiš ɧāddblunt
إضافيiɖāfiadditional
نفْس الـ__nafs il-__the same __
مِتِل بعِضmítil bá3iɖsimilar
غيْرɣērdifferent
معْقولma3ʔūlpossible; probable, likely

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