Arabic Adjectives to Describe a Person

You are going to know Arabic adjectives.

الصِّفَاتُ (aṣ-ṣifaat)

الصِّفَاتُ (aṣ-ṣifaat) means adjectives or attributes.

In this occasion, I will focus on Arabic adjectives to describe a person.

Below are adjectives in Arabic 

1. فَرْحَانٌ (farḥaanun) means cheerful; happy.

2. غَضْبَانُ (ghaḍbaanu) = angry.

3. سَعِيْدٌ (sa'iidun) = happy; delighted

4. حَزِيْنٌ (ḥaziinun) = sad; miserable

5. نَشِيْطٌ (nashiiṭun) = diligent

6. كَسْلاَنُ (kaslaanu) = lazy

7. مَرِيْضٌ (mariiḍun) = unhealthy

8. صَحِيْحٌ (ṣaḥiiḥun) = healthy

9. خَائِفٌ (khaa-ifun) = afraid

10. آمِنٌ (aaminun) = free from worry or fear; calm; peaceful.

11. شَبْعَانُ (shab'aanu) = full

12. جَوعَانُ (jaw'aanu) = hungry

13. عَطْشَانُ ('aṭshaanu) = thirsty

14. رَيَّانٌ (rayyaanun) = well-watered

15. طَوِيْلٌ (ṭawiilun) = tall

16. قَصِيْرٌ (qaṣiirun) = short

17. ذَكِيٌّ (dhakiyyun) = clever

18. غَبِيٌّ (ghabiyyun) = stupid

19. جَمِيْلٌ (jamiilun) = beautiful

20. قَبِيْحٌ (qabiihun) = ugly

21. قَوِيٌّ (qawiyyun) = strong

22. ضَعِيْفٌ (ḍa'iifun) = weak

23. نَحِيْفٌ (naḥiifun) = skinny

24. سَمِيْنٌ (samiinun) = fat

25. كَرِيْمٌ (kariimun) = generous

26. بَخِيْلٌ (bakhiilun) = stingy

27. شُجَاعٌ (shujaa'un) = brave

28. جَبَانٌ (jabaanun) = coward; shy

29. ظَرِيْفٌ (ẓariifun) = funny

30. مُهَذَّبٌ (muhadhdhabun) = polite; kind

31. سَرِيْعٌ (sarii'un) = agile

32. بَطِيْءٌ (baṭii-un) = slow

33. رَحِيْمٌ (raḥiimun) = kindly

34. قَاسٍ  (qaasin) = fierce

35. مُجْتَهِدٌ (mujtahidun) = hard-working

Adjective agreement in Arabic

There are agreements between nouns and adjectives in the Arabic language.

You can learn the concepts that are related to this subject here:

Agreement between noun and pronoun in Arabic 

Agreement between determiner and noun 

Noun in Arabic





If you have learned those concepts, let's continue on our topic today.


Nouns agree with adjectives in terms of:

1. Gender (male, female).

2. Number (singular, dual, plural).

3. Case (nominative case, accusative case, genitive case).

4. Definiteness (definite, indefinite).


Example:

1. وَلَدٌ صَالِحٌ (waladun ṣaalihun), means a pious boy.

- وَلَدٌ is singular noun; male noun; indefinite noun; nominative case (marfuu'un).

- صَالِحٌ is adjective (modify or describe the aspect of noun); singular; male; indefinite; nominative case.


2. وَلَدَةٌ صَالِحَةٌ (waladatun ṣaalihatun), means a pious girl.

- وَلَدَةٌ is noun: singular, female, indefinite, nominative case.

- صَالِحَةٌ is adjective: singular, female, indefinite, nominative case.


3. أَوْلَادٌ صَالِحُوْنَ (awlaadun ṣaaliḥuuna), means pious boys.

- أَوْلَادٌ : plural noun; male noun; indefinite noun; nominative case.

- صَالِحُوْنَ : plural; male; indefinite; nominative case.

Sentence examples using a noun and it's adjective in Arabic

In this example, I will focus on making sample sentences using a singular noun (both male and female noun). I will show plural noun samples in the next lesson.


1. أَنْتَ ذَكِيٌّ (anta dhakiyyun).
You are smart.

2. أَنْتِ جَمِيْلَةٌ (anti jamiilatun).
You are pretty.

3. أَنَا طَوِيْلٌ (anaa ṭawiilun)
I'm tall.

4. هُوَ شُجَاعٌ (huwa shujaa'un)
He is brave.

5. هِيَ نَشِيْطَةٌ (hiya nashiiṭatun)
She is diligent.

6. أَحْمَدُ رَجُلٌ فَرْحَانٌ (ahmadu rajulun farḥaanun)
Ahmad is a cheerful boy.

7. هِيَ طَالِبَةٌ مُجْتَهِدَةٌ (hiya ṭaalibatun mujtahidatun)
She is a hard-working student.

8. أَنْتَ لَسْتَ سَعِيْدًا (anta lasta sa'iidun)
You are not happy

9. هُوَ لَيْسَ خَائِفًا (huwa laysa khaa-ifan)
He is not afraid.

10. أَنَا لَسْتُ بَخِيْلاً (anaa lastu bakhiilan)
I'm not stingy.

11. فَاطِمَةُ امْرَأَةٌ قَوِيَّةٌ (faaṭimatu imra-atun qawiyyatun)
Fatima is a strong woman.

12. هَلْ هَذَا الْعَامِلُ مُجْتَهِدٌ ؟ (hal hadhaa al-'aamilu mujtahidun?)
نَعَمْ. هُوَ مُجْتَهِدٌ (na'am. huwa mujtahidun).

Is this worker diligent?
Yes. He is diligent.