Arabic Vocabulary: Adjectives (Human & Non-Human)

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3. Non-Human Adjectives
‫جديد/ة‬َ New
‫دمي/ة‬َ‫ك‬ Old
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4. Non-Human Adjectives
‫ثَليل/ة‬ Heavy
‫خفيف/ة‬ َ Light
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5. Human & Non-Human Adjectives
‫ري/ة‬َ‫ك ِب‬
Big
‫ضغري/ة‬ َ Small
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6. Non-Human Adjectives
‫ِمن‬ ‫كَريب/ة‬
Close (to)
‫بَؼيد/ة ِمن‬
Far (from)
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7. Non-Human Adjectives
2+2 ‫سهْل‬َ Easy
Try to link the word ‫صعْب‬
with the car brand Saab
َ
‫ض ْؼب‬ َ
Difficult

8. Non-Human Adjectives
‫غال/ية‬ Expensive
‫يص/ة‬ ِ‫َرخ‬ Cheap
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9. Non-Human Adjectives
‫سلمي/ة‬َ intact, safe
‫سور/ة‬ ْ‫َمك‬ Broken
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10. Non-Human Adjectives
‫ابرد/ة‬
ِ Cold
‫ن/ة‬ ِ‫ساخ‬ Hot
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11. Non-Human Adjectives
‫ثري/ة‬ َ‫ك‬
Many, abundant
‫يل/ة‬ َ‫كل‬ Little
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12. Human & Non-Human Adjectives
‫َجيل/ة‬ َ Beautiful
‫يح/ة‬َ‫كب‬ Ugly
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13. Non-Human Adjectives
Exciting
‫ُمثري/ة‬
‫ش ِيق/ة‬ َ
Boring ّّ ‫ُم ِم‬
‫ل/ة‬
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14. Non-Human Adjectives
‫يان‬ْ‫َميلء/ َمل‬
Colloq. Full
‫فارغ‬
ِ Empty
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15. Non-Human Adjectives
‫هَظيف/ة‬ Clean
‫س‬
‫ّ/ة‬ ِ ‫َو‬
Dirty
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17. Human & Non-Human Adjectives
‫ويل/ة‬
ِ َ‫ط‬ Tall
‫طري/ة‬ َ‫ك‬ Short
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18. Human Adjectives
‫َم ْبسوط/ة‬ Happy
‫غَض‬
‫ْ بان/ة‬ Angry
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19. Human Adjectives
‫سؼيد/ة‬ َ Happy
‫حزين/ة‬
َ sad
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20. Human Adjectives
‫شان/ة‬ َْ
‫غط‬ Thirsty
‫ج ْوػان/ة, جائِع/ة‬
َ Colloq.
Hungry
َ
‫ش ْبؼان/ة‬ Full, satisfied
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21. Human Adjectives
‫ت َ ْؼبان/ة‬ Tired
‫وي/ة‬
ّّ ِ َ‫ك‬ Strong
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22. Human Adjectives
‫َمريظ/ة‬ Sick
‫سلمي, ُمؼاىف‬
َ Healhty
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23. Human Adjectives
‫ُمج ََِتد/ة‬
ْ Hard-working
‫سول/ة‬ َ‫كسالن/ ك‬
ْ َ
Lazy
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24. Human Adjectives
َْ َْ
‫ْحق/ْحلاء‬َ‫أ‬
Insane, crazy
‫ل/ة‬ِ‫ػاك‬
Sane
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25. Human Adjectives
‫طيف‬َ‫م‬
Kind
ّ‫طيف, فَظ‬َ ‫غ َ ْريم‬
Unkind, Rough
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26. Human Adjectives
‫َسيع‬
َ Fast
ّ‫ّبَطيء‬ Slow
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