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Standard Arabic Vocabulary → Arabic adjectives and nouns → Common Arabic adjectives

Welcome to the lesson about the common Arabic adjectives. In this lesson, we will learn some important adjectives that you can use in your everyday speech. Remember that adjectives help to describe a noun or to give more information about it.


With the completion of this lesson, consider investigating these related pages: Time & Finance.

Basic adjectives

Let's start with some basic adjectives that you can use to describe people, places, and things:

Standard Arabic Pronunciation English Translation
خَبِيث /xa.bi.θ/ evil
جَمِيل /ʒa.miːl/ beautiful
رَائِع /raː.ʔiʕ/ wonderful
كَبِير /ka.biːr/ big
صَغِير /sa.ɣiːr/ small
سَعِيد /sa.ʕiːd/ happy
حَزِين /ħa.ziːn/ sad
جَيِّد /dʒaj.jid/ good
عَظِيم /ʕa.ðiːm/ great
  • خَبِيث (evil) can also mean "the devil" or "demon".
  • جَمِيل (beautiful) is used both for men and women, although some people might use the feminine جَمِيلَة (jamīlah) for women.
  • سَعِيد (happy) can also be used as a name, for example, when referring to the Prophet Muhammad's grandfather.

Colors

Colors are essential adjectives that you need to know when describing things like clothing, objects, or nature. Here are some of the most common colors in Arabic:

Standard Arabic Pronunciation English Translation
أَسْوَد /ʔas.wad/ black
أَبْيَض /ʔab.jad/ white
أَحْمَر /ʔaħ.mar/ red
أَخْضَر /ʔax.dhar/ green
أَزْرَق /ʔaz.raːq/ blue
أَصْفَر /ʔas.far/ yellow
رَمَادِيّ /ra.maː.ðiːj.j/ gray
بُنِي /bu.niː/ brown
  • أَسْوَد (black) can also be used to describe something that is negative, for example, a "black day" or a "black heart".
  • أَخْضَر (green) is associated with Islam and is used to describe the color of the Prophet Muhammad's flag.

Nationalities

Adjectives for nationalities can be useful when talking about people or things that come from a specific country. Here are some examples:

Standard Arabic Pronunciation English Translation
سُوْرِيّ /suu.riːj.j/ Syrian
مِصْرِيّ /mi.sriːj.j/ Egyptian
تُرْكِيّ /tur.kiːj.j/ Turkish
أَمْرِيْكِيّ /ʔam.riː.kiːj.j/ American
فَرَنْسِيّ /faransij.j/ French
  • تُرْكِيّ (Turkish) can also be used to describe something that is "Turkish style".

Conclusion

This is the end of our lesson about common Arabic adjectives. We hope that you have enjoyed learning some new words and feel more confident in describing things in Arabic. Stay tuned for more lessons!

Sources


Impressive work on finishing this lesson! Explore these additional pages to enhance your understanding: Bathroom & Love.

Table of Contents - Standard Arabic Course - 0 to A1


Introduction to Arabic script


Nouns and gender in Arabic


Verbs and conjugation in Arabic


Numbers and counting in Arabic


Everyday Arabic vocabulary


Food and drink vocabulary


Arabic customs and traditions


Arabic music and entertainment


Adjectives in Arabic


Pronouns in Arabic


Prepositions in Arabic


Interrogatives in Arabic


Adverbs in Arabic


Transportation vocabulary


Shopping and money vocabulary


Arabic literature and poetry


Arabic calligraphy and art


Weather vocabulary


Conditional sentences in Arabic


Passive voice in Arabic


Relative clauses in Arabic


Arabic adjectives and nouns


Arabic cinema and TV


Arabic fashion and beauty


Sports and leisure vocabulary

Other Lessons


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