Lesson 35 - Learn Most Useful Adjectives and Their Opposites in Arabic Flashcards
(60 cards)
adjectives come AFTER the noun in Arabic
ɪkbīr (m)
ɪkbīre (f)
ɪkbār (pl)
large, big
used for people - means old
immi kbīre - my mother is old
ɪzġīr (m)
ɪzġīre (f)
ɪzġār (pl)
small, young
used for people means small/young
il walad ɪzġīr - the boy is small/young
issayyāra ɪkbīre
The car is big
issayyāra ɪzġīre
the car is small
ilwalad ɪkbīr
The boy is big or old
ilwalad ɪzġīr
The boy is small or young
ɪnḍīf (m)
ɪnḍīfe (f)
ɪnḍāf (pl)
clean
wiseḫ (m)
wisḫa (f)
wisḫīn (pl)
wisḫāt (fpl)
dirty
ilbēt ɪnḍīf
The house is clean
issayyāra wisḫa
The car is dirty
add “a” if masculine form ends with one of the following letters
h,ḥ,ḫ, 3, ġ, q, ḍ, ṣ and a hard ṭ.
add “a” if masculine form ends with one of the following letters
h,ḥ,ḫ, 3, ġ, q, ḍ, ṣ and a hard ṭ.
ṭawīl (m)
ṭawīle (f)
ɪṭwāl (pl)
tall
qaṣīr or ‘aṣīr (m)
qaṣīre or ‘aṣīre (f)
ɪqṣār or ɪ’ṣār (pl)
short
ɪjdīd (m)
ɪjdīde (f)
ɪjdād (pl)
new
qadīm or ‘adīm (m)
qadīme or ‘adīme (f)
qdām or ‘dām (pl)
old - used for things and not people
3atīq or 3atī’ (m)
3atīqa or 3atī’a (f)
ɪ3tāq or ɪ3tā’ (pl)
cold (for things)
b3īd (m)
b3īde (f)
b3ād (pl)
far
qarīb or ‘arīb (m)
qarībe or ‘arībe (f)
ɪqrāb or ɪ’rāb (pl)
near, close
ɪtqīl or ɪt’īl (m)
ɪtqīle or ɪt’īle (f)
ɪtqāl or ɪt’āl (pl)
heavy
ḫafīf (m)
ḫafīfe (f)
ɪḫfāf (pl)
light
bāred (m)
bārde (f)
bārdīn (pl)
cold (for food and liquids)
suḫun (m) or suḫon (m)
suḫne (f)
suḫnīn (pl)
hot (for food and liquids)
qawi or ‘awi (m)
qawiyye or ‘awiyye (f)
qawiyyīn or ‘awiyyīn (pl)
strong
