Adjectives 9 Flashcards
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Pharmaceutical
صَيْدَلِي
Ripened
Level (adjective)
مِسْتِوِي
هَا الخَوْخ مِش مِستْوي [P] those peaches aren’t ripe; {ha-l-ḵōḵ miš mistºwy}
التِّفَّاح مُو مِسْتِوي لِسَّا [S] The apples aren’t
ripe yet
أَرْض هالأُوْضَة مُو مِسْتْوِيِّة [S] This floor is not level
مُو مِسْتِوِي [S] uneven, not flat
أَرْض هالأُوْضَة مُو مِسْتِوِيِّة [S] The floor in that room is rather
Random
عَشوَائِي
اِعتِقَالَات عَشوَائِيِّة [P] random arrests, arbitrary arrests, arrest with no rhyme or reason;
عَشْوائيًّا = بِشَكْلٍ عَشْوائيٍّ = بِطَريقةٍ عَشْوائيّةٍ [CA] at random, indiscriminately, haphazardly
مُلاحَظات عَشْوائيّة [CA] random comments
بَريد عَشْوائيّ [CA] junk email
مُسْتَوْطَنات عَشْوائيّة [CA] squatter settlements
اخْتِيار عَشْوائيّ [CA] a random choice
عَيِّنة عَشْوائيّة [CA] a random sample
أَطْلَقَ النارَ بِصورةٍ عَشْوائيّةٍ [CA] to shoot randomly
Violent
عَنِيْف
تْخَانَقْنَا خْنَاقَة عَنِيْفِة [S] We had a violent argument
هُوِّ زَلَمِة كْتِير عَنِيْف [S] He’s a very violent person
فِي كْتِير قِتْلُوا بِالمَعْرَكِة العَنِيْفِة هَللي صارِت بَعْدَيْن [S] Many were killed in the fierce battle that followed,
مُظَاهَرَة عَنِيْفِة [P] a violent demonstration; {muẓᾱhɑrɑ ʕanīfe}
هَادَا أَثَار رُدُوْد فِعِ عَنِيْفِة [P] this provoked violent reactions; {hāda
Exclusive, sole
حَصْريّ
وَكيل تِجاريّ حَصْريّ [CA] an exclusive representative
هو صاحِبُ الحَقِّ الحَصْريِّ ب … [CA] he has the exclusive rights to …
Puritan
مُتَزَمِّت
Neutral, impartial
مْحَايِد، ج مْحَايْدِيْن
حِيَاْدِي
أَنَا حِيَادي [P] I’m neutral; { ʔana ḥiyādy}
أَخَد مَوْقِفِ مْحَايِد [S] He took an impartial attitude
السّْوَيْد كانِتِ مْحَايْدِة وَقْتِ الحَرْبِ العالَمِيِّة الأُوْلَى = السّْوَيْد كانِتِ عَ الحِيَاْد وَقْتِ الحَرْبِ العالَمِيِّة الأُوْلَى [S] Sweden was neutral during the First World War
دَوْلِة مُحَايْدِة [P] neutral country; {dōle muḥāyºde}
في الحَرب سْوِيْسرَة كَانَتِ مْحَايْدِة [P] in the war, Switzerland was neutral;
Principal, major, leading
رَئِيسي، ج رَئِسِيِّيْن
Exploited
مُسَتَغَلّ، ج مُسَتَغَلَّاْت
Trained, skilled
مُدَرَّب
هُمِّ مُدَرَّبِيْن تَدرِيْب مُمتَاز [P] they are extremely well trained (note use of passive participle with the colloquial form of a مفعول مطلق); {humme mudɑrrɑbīn tadrīb mumtāz}
العامِل الِـمْدَرَّب بِيْطالِع حَوَالِي لَيْرَة وْنِصّْ بِالسَّاعَة [S] A skilled laborer makes about a pound and a half an hour.
Skillful, skilled, expert
مَاهِر، ج مَاهرِيْن
هُوِّ مُسِيْقَار ماهِر [S] He’s a skilled musician
هُوِّي مِيْكانِيْكِي ماهِر [S] He is a skilled mechanic
هِيِّة كَمَان خَيَّاطَة مَاهْرَة [S] She is also a skillful dressmaker
جَرَّاح مَاهِر [P] a skilled surgeon
Mixed (abstract things)
مُختَلَط
صُفُوْف مُختَلَطَة [P] mixed classes
عَكَّا مَدِيْنِة مُختَلَطَة [P] Acco / Acre is a mixed town
Mixed (physical and material things)
مَخلُوْط
بِزِر مَخلُوْط [P] mixed seeds
Arbitrary
تَعَسُّفَي
قَرار تَعَسُّفيّ an arbitrary decision
اعْتِقال تَعَسُّفيّ arbitrary detention
Owned (ل = by), in possession (ل = of), belonging (ل = to)
مَمْلوك، ج مَمَاليك
Tense
Strained, under stress
مْتَوَتِّر
العِلَاقَات بَيْنَاتهُم مِتوَتّْرِة [P] relations between them are tense; {‘il-ʕilᾱʠᾱt bēnāthom mitwattºre}
أَعْصَابَو مِتْوَتّْرِة [P] his nerves are tense, he is tense; { ʔɑʕṣᾱbo mitºwattºre}
وَاحِد مِتوَتِّرِ الاَعصَاب [P] CA: a tense person, an edgy person; {wāḥed mitwatterᴵ-l-‘ɑʕṣᾱb}
الجَوّ كَان مِتْوَتِّر [P] the atmosphere was tense; {‘il-jaww kān mitºwatter}
الحالِة كانِت مِتْوَتّْرَة [S] The situation was
tense
بِالوَقْتِ الحَاضِر عَلَاقَاتْنَا مِتْوَتّْرَة نَوْعًا مَا [S] At the moment our relations are somewhat strained
Spiritual
رُوْحَاني، ج رُوْحَانِيِّة
بيْعِيْش في الرُوْحَانِيَّات، بيْنسَا الدِنيَا [P] he lives a spiritual life, forgetting worldly concerns;
Strategic
سْتْرَاْتِيْجِي
Representative
تَمْثِيْلِي
الِبْلَاد إِلَهْا نِظَام حِكِم تَمْثِيْلِي [S] Does the country have a representative form of government?
Deteriorating, declining
مِتْدَهْوِر
اقْتِصاد مُتَدَهْوِر [CA] ailing economy
Televised
مُتَلْفَز
Municipal
بَلَدِي
المَلْعَب البَلَدي [L] the municipal stadium;
فِي اِنْتِخَابَات بَلَدِيِّة جَايِة عَن قَرِيْب [S] There are municipal elections coming up
Unlucky, ill-omened, inauspicious, ominous
مَشْؤُوْم
تْلَقِّتِ الخَبَرِ المَشْؤُوْمِ بهَدَاوِة [S] She took the bad news calmly,
العَدَدِ المَشؤُوْم [P] the unlucky number
Vital, vitally important
حَيَوي
الغَارَاتِ الجَّوِّيِّة مَحِت أَكْتَرِ المَرَاكِزِ الحَيَوِيِّة عَندِ العَدُوّ [S] The bombings have wiped out most of the vital centers of the enemy
مَا لَهْا تَأْثِير على مَصَالِحْنَا الحَيَوِيِّة [S] It does not affect our vital interests
مَشرُوْع حَيَوي [P] a vital project
