Adjectives 4 Flashcards
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Widespread, in common usage, current
Popular or trending
Current, up-to-date
دَاْرِج
“هالنوع من اللبس كتير دارج هالأيام.”
(This style of clothing is very popular these days.)
“شو الأغاني الدارجة هالفترة؟”
(What are the trending songs these days?)
“هالكلمة دارجة بكل المناطق.”
(This word is commonly used in all regions.)
شُو الاِسْتِعْمَالِ الدَّارِج لَهَالاِصْطِلاح [S] What’s the current usage of that term?
العَرَبي الدَارِج [P] colloquial Arabic; {‘il-ʕɑrɑby-d-dārej}
بِ الدَارِج [P] in colloquial speech; {bi-d-dārej}
اللُغَة الدَارِجِة [P] the colloquial language, the vernacular;
Present, current, immediate
حَالي
Justified
مْحِقّ
بْظِنّ كِنْتِ مْحِقّ تَمَامًا بْهالعَمَل [S] I think you were perfectly justified in doing that
اِنْتِا مْحِقّ تَمَام إِنَّك تِطْلُب مَصَارِي أَكْتَر [S] You’re perfectly justified in asking for more money
Hypothetical
اِفتِرَاْضِي
Regional, territorial
إِقْلِيْمِي
Voluntary
اِخْتِيَارِيِّ
تَطَوُّعي
Aware, alert
صَاحي، ج صَاحْيِيْن
خَلِّيْك صَاحي [P] be alert! keep your wits about you; {ḵallīk ṣᾱḥy}
هَاي مُشكِلِة لَازِمِ تْكُوْن صَاحي إِلهَا [P] this is a problem you’ve got to be aware of; {hāy muškile lāzemᵉ tºkūn ṣᾱḥy ʔilha}
الوَلَد مُش صَاحي لَلخَطَر [P] the child is unaware of the danger; {‘il-walad muš ṣᾱḥy lalḵɑṭɑr}
لَازِم يْكُوْن صَاحيِيْن أَكتَر [P] they’ve got to be alert
Personal, private
شَخصي، ج شَخصِيِّة
Supplementary, complementary (completing)
مُكَمِّل
Effective, efficacious
فَعَّال، ج فَعَّالِيْن
Provocative
اْستِفزَازي، ج اْستِفزَازِيِّة
مُسْتَفِزّ
تَحْرِيْضِيّ
Raw, unprocessed
خَام
مَعْدَن خَام، ج مَعَادِن خَام [S] ore
خَامِ الحَدِيد مَوْجُوْدِ بْهالمَنْطِقَة [S] Iron ore is found in this area,
مْنِسْتَوْرِدِ المَوَادِّ الخََامْ مْنِ تِرْكِيِّا [S] We import the raw materials from Turkey.
المَقْعَد مْسَاوَى مْنِ لْوَاح خَشَب خَام [S] The bench is made of rough planks
كِلّْ يَومِ مْنِبْعَتِ كْتِير بَرَامِيْل زَيْت خام لِلمَصَاْفِي [S] We ship many barrels of crude oil to the refineries every day
Emotional, sensitive, sentimental
عَاطِفي، ج عَاطِفِيِّيْن
إِجَا لَهَوْن لَأَسْبَاب عَاطِفِيِّة [S] He came here for sentimental reasons
بْحِبِّ المُوْسِيْقَى العاطِفِيِّة [S] I like sentimental music.
Desparate, frantic
يَاْئِس
كَانِ مْبَيِّن عَلَيْه كْتِير يائِس لَـمّا وِصِل لَهَوْن [S] He seemed to be very desperate when he first arrived,
السَّائِق عِمِلِ مْحاوَلِة يائْسِة لَيِتْفَادَى الأَكْسِيْضَاْن [S] The driver made a desperate move to avoid the accident
عِمِل مَجْهُوْدَاْت يَائِس لَيْخَلِّص حالَو [S] He made frantic efforts to free himself
Happy, glad, merry, cheerful
فَرحَان، ج فَرحَانِيْن
In doubt, doubtful
شَاْكِك
إِذا كِنِت شاكِك، اْسْأَل (سْآل) أَخُوك [S] If you’re in doubt, ask your brother
لِسَّانِي شَاْكِك إِذَا بْإِمْكَانِي اْرُوْح [S] I’m still doubtful about being able to go
Creative
مُبدِع، ج مُبدِعِيْن
مِبْتَكَر
عَنْدَو أَفْكَار مِبْتَكَرَة كْتِير [S] He has very original ideas
Low (in all senses of the word)
Base, morally low, cheap (in the sense of deserving contempt), nasty, mean, rotten
وَاطي، ج وَاطْيِيْن
Well-bred, pure-bred, of good origin
Original, genuine, authentic
أَصِيْل
رَجُل أَصِيْل [P] a man of good family (or of noble lineage); {rajol ʔɑṣīl}
اِنتِة عَرَبي أَصِيْل! كِيْفِبتِقدَر [P] you’re an Arab from a good family! How can you…?; {‘inte ʕɑrɑby ʔɑṣīl! kīfᵉbtiqdɑr}
اِحصَان أَصِيْل [P] a pure-bred horse; {‘ᵉḥṣᾱn ʔɑṣīl}
هُوِّ مِن أَصِل نَبِيل = هُوِّ أَصِيْلِ الحَسَب وِالنَّسَب [S] He’s of noble descent
Direct, immediate
Live (e.g. of a show)
مُبَاشِر، المؤنث: مُبَاشِرَة
Straight (e.g. line)
مِسْتَقِيم
Genuine, sincere, truthful
صَادِق، ج صَادِقِيْن
Low-class, ghetto, vulgar
شَرشُوْح، ج شَرَاشِيْح
Reserved, having reservations, wary
مِتحَفِّظ
شِفْتَو كْتِير مِتْحَفِّظ [S] I found him very reserved
هادا تَقْدِير مِتْحَفِّظ لَدَرَجِة [S] That’s a fairly conservative estimate.
انا مِتْحَمِّسِ كْتِير اْرُوْح عَ البَال بْآخِر هالإِسْبُوْع [S] I’m real enthusiastic about going to the dance this weekend
