List of Adjectives in Arabic with their Antonyms

One way to effectively memorize Arabic words (in this case, adjectives) is to memorize adjectives with their opposites.

Therefore, I help you to make the memorizing the words easier by showing you the adjectives with their opposites.

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Adjectives in Arabic and English with their antonyms

كَبِيْرٌ (kabiirun) = big

صَغِيْرٌ (saghiirun) = small

كَثِيْرٌ (kathiirun) = many

قَلِيْلٌ (qaliilun) = few

جَمِيْلٌ (jamiilun) = beautiful

قَبِيْحٌ (qabiihun) = ugly

طَوِيْلٌ (tawiilun) = long

قَصِيْرٌ (qasiirun) = short

وَاسِعٌ (waasi'un) = wide

ضَيِّقٌ (dayyiqun) = narrow

قَوِيٌّ (qawiyyun) = strong

ضَعِيْفٌ (da'iifun) = weak

نَظِيْفٌ (naziifun) = clean

وَسِخٌ (wasikhun) = dirty

بَارِدٌ (baaridun) = cold

حَارٌّ (haarrun) = hot

سَرِيْعٌ (sarii'un) = fast

بَطِيْءٌ (batii-un) = slow

مَبْلُوْلٌ (mabluulun) = wet

جَافٌّ (jaaffun) = dry

غَالٍ (ghaalin ) = expensive

رَخِيْصٌ (rakhiisun) = cheap

سَهْلٌ (sahlun) = easy

صَعْبٌ (sa'bun) = difficult

ذَكِيٌّ (dhakiyyun) = clever

غَبِيٌّ (ghabiyyun) = stupid

قَرِيْبٌ (qariibun) =  near

بَعِيْدٌ (ba'iidun) = far

غَنِيٌّ (ghaniyyun) = rich

فَقِيْرٌ (faqiirun) = poor

سَمِيْنٌ (samiinun) = fat

نَحِيْفٌ (nahiifun) = thin

جَدِيْدٌ (jadiidun) = new

قَدِيْمٌ (qadiimun) = old

Sentence examples in Arabic and English

1. هَذَا بَيْتٌ كَبِيْرٌ = hadha baitun kabiirun.
The meaning: This is a big house.

2. هَذَا البَيْتُ صَغِيْرٌ  = hadha al-baitu saghiirun.
The meaning: This house is small.

3. عِنْدِي وَقْتٌ كَثِيْرٌ = 'indii waqtun kathiirun
The meaning: I have a lot of time.

4. المَنْظَرُ جَمِيْلٌ = al-manzaru jamiilun
The meaning: The view is beautiful.

5. هَذَا الشَّارِعُ طَوِيْلٌ = hadha ash-shaari'u tawiilun.
The meaning: This street is long.

6. هَذَا رَجُلٌ قَصِيْرٌ = hadha rajulun qasiirun.
The meaning: This is a short man.

7. بَيْتِي وَاسِعٌ = baytii waasi'un.
The meaning: My house is large.

8. هَذَا شَارِعٌ ضَيِّقٌ = hadha shaari'un dayyiqun.
The meaning: This is a narrow street.

9. قَرَأْتُ الكِتَابَ الجَدِيْدَ = qara'tu al-kitaaba al-jadiida
The meaning: I read the new book.

10. لِي أَخٌ غَنِيٌّ = lii akhun ghaniyyun
The meaning: I have a rich brother.

In the next lesson, we will study how to change the adjective to feminine form, the rules between the noun, and it's adjective, and so on.