List of 50 adjectives in Arabic

Today, you will know the list of adjectives in Arabic. I will show you the singular and plural form of these adjectives.

I wrote the adjectives and sentence examples in Arabic, then I translated them into English.

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- You must understand this concept na't and man'ut : Adjective in Arabic Grammar - Basic concept.

- List of Arabic adjectives and their opposites

 

- Recommended e-book: Adjective in singular and plural form in Arabic

 

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List of adjectives in Arabic and English

Before showing you the list, I will explain to you the writing method.

The first word will be a singular form and the second one will be a plural form. Then there will be a translation in English. Finally, I write the sentence example in Arabic with English translation.







1. Singular :  بَخِيْلٌ (bakhiilun)
Plural : بُخَلاَءُ
Meaning : stingy

Sentence example: هُوَ بَخِيْلٌ
Meaning: He is stingy.


2. جَاهِلٌ  (jaahilun)
جُهَلاَءُ (juhalaa-u)
ignorant

أَنَا لاَ أُحِبُّ رَجُلًا جَاهِلًا
I don't like an ignorant man.


3. جَمِيْلٌ (jamiilun)
جَمِيْلُونَ (jamiiluuna) or جُمَلَاءُ (jumalaa-u)
 beautiful; good-looking; handsome

أَحْمَدُ جَمِيْلٌ
Ahmad is handsome.


4. حَاضِرٌ (ḥaaḍirun)
حَاضِرُوْنَ (ḥaaḍiruuna)
present; attending

أَحَاضِرٌ أَنْتَ أَمْ غَائِبٌ؟
Are you present or absent?


5. أَمِيْنٌ (amiinun)
أُمَنَاءُ (umanaa-u)
honest

محَمَّدٌ رَجُلٌ أَمِيْنٌ
Muhammad is an honest man.







6. حَزِيْنٌ (ḥaziin)
حُزَنَاءُ (ḥuzanaa-u)
sad

هُوَ حَزِيْنٌ
He is sad.


7. ذَكِيٌّ (dhakiyyun)
أَذْكِيَاءُ (adhkiyaa-u)
clever

أَحْمَدُ طَالِبٌ ذَكِيٌّ
Ahmad is a clever student.


8. سَعِيْدٌ (sa'iidun)
سُعَدَاءُ (su'adaa-u)
happy

نَحْنُ سُعَدَاءُ
We are happy.


9. سَمِيْنٌ (samiinun)
سِمَانٌ (simaanun)
fat

أُسَامَةُ سَمِيْنٌ
Usama is fat.


10. شَقِيٌّ (shaqiyyun)
أَشْقِيَاءُ (ashqiyaa-u)
miserable; naughty

الْقِصَّةُ  شَقِيَّةٌ
The story is miserable.


11. صَادِقٌ (ṣaadiqun)
صَادِقُونَ (ṣaadiquuna)
truthful

عُمَرُ  رَجُلٌ صَادِقٌ
Umar is a truthful man.


12. صَالِحٌ (ṣaaliḥun)
صَالِحُونَ (ṣaaliḥuuna)
pious; good

أَنَا أُحِبُّ رَجُلاً صَالِحًا
I love a pious man.


13. صَغِيْرٌ (ṣaghiiirun)
صِغَارٌ (ṣighaarun)
small

هَذَا بَيْتٌ صَغِيْرٌ
This is a small house.







14. طَالِحٌ  (ṭaaliḥun)
طَالِحُوْنَ (ṭaaliḥuuna)
evil; bad

هُوَ عَمَلٌ طَالِحٌ
It is a bad deed.


15. غَنِيٌّ (ghaniyyun)
أَغْنِيَاءُ (ahgniyaa-u)
rich

أَبُوهُ غَنِيٌّ
His dad is rich.


16. فَرِحٌ (fariḥun)
فَرِحُونَ (fariḥuuna)
happy

نَحْنُ فَرِحُونَ
We are happy.


17. فَقِيْرٌ (faqiirun)
فُقَرَاءُ (fuqaraa-u)
poor; needy

أَبُوهَا فَقِيْرٌ
Her dad is poor.


18. قَبِيْحٌ (qabiiḥun)
قِبَاحٌ (qibaaḥun)
ugly; bad

هُوَ قَبِيْحٌ
He is ugly.


19. طَوِيْلٌ (ṭawiilun)
 طِوَالٌ (ṭiwaalun)
tall

الْمُدَرِّسُوْنَ طِوَالٌ
The teachers are tall.


20. قَصِيْرٌ (qaṣiirun)
قِصَارٌ (qiṣaarun)
short

الطُّلاَّبُ قِصَارٌ
The students are short.


21. كَاذِبٌ (kaadhibun)
كَاذِبُوْنَ (kaadhibuuna)
liar; untruthful

هُمْ كَاذِبُوْنَ
They are untruthful.


22. كَسْلاَنُ  (kaslaanu)
كَسَالَى (kaslaa)
lazy

هَذَا الطَّالِبُ كَسْلاَنُ
This student is lazy.


23. مَاهِرٌ (maahirun)
مَهَرَةٌ (maharatun)
skillful

ذَالِكَ الْمُهَنْدِسُ مَاهِرٌ
That engineer is skillful.


24. نَحِيْفٌ (naḥiifun)
 نِحَافٌ (niḥaafun)
thin

هُوَ نَحِيْفٌ
He is thin.


25. نَشِيْطٌ (nashiiṭun)
 نَشِيْطُونَ (nashiiṭuuna)
enthusiastic; active

هُوَ مُوَظَّفٌ نَشِيْطٌ
He is an enthusiastic employee.


26. أَعْرَجُ (a'raju)
عُرْجٌ ('urjun)
lame

هُوَ أَعْرَجُ
He is a lame.


27. بَعِيْدٌ (ba'iidun)
بَعِيْدُونَ (ba'iiduuna)
far

بَيْتِي بَعِيْدٌ مِنْ بَيْتِ مُحَمَّدٍ
My house is far from Muhammad's house.


28. قَرِيبٌ (qariibun)
قَرَائِبُ (qaraa-ibu)
near

بَيْتِيْ قَرِيْبٌ مِنَ الْمَسْجِدِ
My house is near from the mosque.


29. جَدِيْدٌ (jadiidun)
جُدُدٌ (jududun)
new

أَنَا طَالِبٌ جَدِيْدٌ
I'm a new student.


30. قَدِيْمٌ (qadiimun)
قُدَمَاءُ  (qudamaa-u)
old

جَدِّيْ قَدِيْمٌ
My grandfather is old.


31. جَيِّدٌ (jayyidun)
جِيَدٌ (jiyadun)
good

هَذَا الرَّجُلُ جَيِّدٌ
This man is good.


32. حُلْوٌ (ḥulwun)
حُلْوُونَ (ḥulwuuna)
sweet

السُّكَّرُ حُلْوٌ
The sugar is sweet.


33. مُرٌّ (murrun)
أَمْرَارٌ (amraarun)
bitter

أَمُرٌّ هَذَا الشَّيُّ أَمْ حُلْوٌ ؟
Is this tea bitter or sweet?



34. لَذِيْذٌ  (ladhiidhun)
لُذٌّ ; لِذَاذٌ (ludhdhun; lidhaadhun)
delicious

الْكَعْكُ لَذِيْذٌ
The cake is delicious.



35. تَفِهٌ (tafihun)
تَافِهُوْنَ (taafihuuna)
tasteless

الطَّعَامُ تَفِهٌ
The food is tasteless.


36. غَبِيّ  (ghabiyyun)
أَغْبِيَاءُ (aghbiyaa-u)
stupid

هُوَ غَبِيّ
He is stupid.



37. قَوِيٌّ (qawiyyun)
أقْوِيَاءُ (aqwiyaa-u)
strong


قَالَ أَحْمَدُ : أَنَّهُ قَوِيٌّ
Ahmad said that he is strong.



38. ضَعِيْفٌ (ḍa'iifun)
 ضُعَفَاءُ (ḍu'afaa-u)
weak

حُجَّةُهُ ضَعِيْفَةٌ
His argument is weak.



39. ضَيِّقٌ (ḍayyiqun)
narrow

بَيْتُهَا ضَيِّقٌ
Her house is narrow.



40. وَاسِعٌ (waasi'un)
large

الْبُسْتَانُ وَاسِعٌ
The garden is large.



41. وَسِخٌ (wasikhun)
dirty

هَذَا الْقَمِيْصُ وَسِخٌ
This shirt is dirty.


 42. نَظِيفٌ (naẓiifun)
نَظِيْفُوْنَ (naẓiifuuna)
clean

هَاتِ القَمِيْصَ النَّظِيْفَ
Give me that clean shirt.



43. كَبِيْرٌ (kabiirun)
كِبَارٌ (kibaarun)
big

نَعِيشُ فِي بَيْتٍ كَبِيْرٍ
We live in a big house.



44. مُجْتَهِدٌ (mujtahidun)
مُجْتَهِدُوْنَ (mujtahiduuna)
diligent


هُوَ طَالِبٌ مُجْتَهِدٌ
He is a diligent student.



45. مُغْلَقٌ (mughlaqun)
closed

الْبَابُ مُغْلَقٌ
The door is closed.



46. مَفْتُوحٌ (maftuuḥun)
open

الْبَوَّابُ مَفْتُوحٌ
The gate is open.



47. مُظْلِمٌ (muẓlimun)
dark

الْغُرْفَةُ مُظْلِمَةٌ
The room is dark.



48. مُشْرِقٌ (mushriqun)
bright

السِّرَاجُ مُشْرِقٌ
The lamp is bright.



49. حَادٌّ (ḥaaddun)
حِدَادٌ (ḥidaaun)
 sharp

السِّكِّينُ  حَادٌّ
The knife is sharp.



50. كَلِيْلٌ (kaliilun)
كِلاَلٌ (kilaalun)
blunt


سَيْفُهُ كَلِيْلٌ
His sword is blunt.


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