Arabic Adjectives and Adverbs

able qaader
‫قادر‬
absolutely kat'an
‫قطعا‬
acid haamed (sharp H)
‫حامض‬
active nasheet
‫نشيط‬
angry ghazeb
‫غاضب‬
awake mostaiqez
‫مستيقظ‬
bad sayye'
‫سيء‬
beautiful jameel
‫جميل‬
bent matwiy
‫مطوي‬
best al afdal
‫األفضل‬
better ahsan or afdal
‫ أفضل‬,‫أحسن‬
bitter morr
‫مر‬
black aswad
‫أسود‬
blue azraq
‫أزرق‬
boiling yaghlee
‫يغلي‬
bright laame'
‫المع‬
broken maksour
‫مكسور‬
‫ب َني‬
brown bonnee

certain mota'akked
‫متأكد‬
cheap rakhees
‫رخيص‬
cheerful mobhej
‫مبهج‬
clean nadeef
‫نظيف‬
 clear saafee
‫صافي‬
clearly bewodooh
‫بوضوح‬
clever thaki (th as in that)
‫ذكي‬
cold baared
‫بارد‬
common 'aadiy
‫عادي‬
complete kaamel
‫كامل‬
complex mo'aqqad
‫معقد‬
correctly beshakl saheeh
‫بشكل صحيح‬
cruel qaasy
‫قاسي‬
dark mothlem (th as in this)
‫مظلم‬
dead mayyet
‫م َيت‬
deep 'ameeq
‫عميق‬
different mokhtalef
‫مختلف‬
difficult sa'b
‫صعب‬
dirty wasekh
‫وسخ‬
dry jaaf
‫جاف‬
early baaker
‫باكر‬
easily besohoulah
‫بسهولة‬
easy sahl
‫سهل‬
electric kahraba'ee
‫كهربائي‬
equal mosawy
‫مساو‬
ِ
false, ghalat
‫غلط‬
fat (person) badeen
‫بدين‬
 female onthaa (th as in thin)
‫أنثى‬
fertile khesb
‫خصب‬
first awwal
‫َأول‬
‫َلطِ يف‬
friendly lateef

full momtale'
‫ممتلئ‬
general 'aam
‫عام‬
good jayed
‫جيد‬
great ‘azeem
‫عظيم‬
greater a'zam
‫أعظم‬
green akhdar
‫أخضر‬
grey ramaady
‫رمادي‬
‫مع َلق‬
hanging mo'allaq

happy farhaan
‫فرحان‬
hard (difficult) sa'b
‫صعب‬
hard (stiff) salb
‫صلب‬
healthy sehhee
‫صحي‬
َ
heavy taqeel
‫ثقيل‬
High 'aaly
‫عال‬
ill mareed
‫مريض‬
important mohem
‫مهم‬
kind lateef
‫لطيف‬
large waase'
‫واسع‬
last akheer
‫أخير‬
 late mota'akhkher
‫متأخر‬
least aqal
‫أقل‬
left yasaar
‫يسار‬
less aqal
‫أقل‬
light khafeef
‫خفيف‬
little qaleel
‫قليل‬
long taweel
‫طويل‬
loving moheb
‫محب‬
low monkhafed
‫منخفض‬
male dakar
‫ذكر‬
married motazawwej
‫متزوج‬
medical tebbey
‫طبي‬
mixed mokhtalet
‫مختلط‬
more aktar
‫أكثر‬
most mo'zam
‫معظم‬
much katheer( th as in thin)
‫كثير‬
narrow dayeq
‫ضيق‬
natural tabee'y
‫طبيعي‬
necessary daroory
‫ضروري‬
new jadeed
‫جديد‬
nice jameel
‫جميل‬
normal 'aady
‫عادي‬
old qadeem
‫قديم‬
 open maftouh
‫مفتوح‬
polite mohazab
‫مهذب‬
‫َفقِير‬
poor faqeer

possible momken
‫مكن‬
pretty jameel
‫جميل‬
private khaas
‫خاص‬
public 'omomy
‫عمومي‬
punctual zaqeeq
‫دقيق‬
quick saree'
‫سريع‬
quiet hadee'
‫هادئ‬
rapidly besor'a
‫بسرعة‬
ready mosta'ed
‫مستعد‬
red ahmar
‫أحمر‬
regular 'aady
‫عادي‬
rich ghanee
‫غني‬
right yameen
‫يمين‬
rough khashen
‫خشن‬
round mostadeer
‫مستدير‬
sad hazeen
‫حزين‬
safe aamen
‫آمن‬
same momaathel (th as in thin)
‫مماثل‬
secret serry
‫سري‬ّ
sensitive hassaas
‫حساس‬
 separate monfasel
‫منفصل‬
serious jeddy
‫جدي‬
sharp haad
‫حاد‬
short qaseer
‫قصير‬
shy khajoul
‫خجول‬
simple baseet
‫بسيط‬
slow batee'
‫بطئ‬
small sagheer
‫صغير‬
soft na'em
‫ناعم‬
sour haamed (sharp h)
‫حامض‬
special khaas
‫خاص‬
strange ghareeb
‫غريف‬
strong qawi
‫قوي‬
sudden mofaje'
‫مفاجئ‬
sweet holw
‫حلو‬
tall taweel
‫طويل‬
the best al afdal
‫األفضل‬
the greatest al a'dam
‫االعظم‬
the least al aqal
f‫األقل‬
the worst al aswa'
‫األسوأ‬
thick sameek
‫سميك‬
thin raqeeq
‫رقيق‬
tired ta'baan
‫تعبان‬
 ugly qabeeh
‫قبيح‬
violent 'aneef
‫عنيف‬
warm dafe'
‫دافئ‬
weak da'eef
‫ضعيف‬
well jayed
‫جيد‬
wet mobtal
‫مبتل‬
white abyad
‫أبيض‬
wide ‘areed
‫عريض‬
wise hakeem
‫حكيم‬
witty Thaki (th as in that)
‫ذكي‬
worse aswa'
‫أسوأ‬
worst alaswa'
‫األسوأ‬
wrong ghalat
‫غلط‬
yellow asfar
‫أصفر‬
young shaab
‫شاب‬
 

List of Verbs in Arabic (350 verbs)

accept qabela
‫قبل‬
add adaafa
‫أضاف‬
admit e'tarafa
‫إعترف‬
advise nasaha
‫نصح‬
agree waafaqa
‫وافق‬
allow samaha
‫سمح‬
announce a'lana
‫أعلن‬
annoy az'aja
‫أزعج‬
answer ajaaba
‫أجاب‬
apologize e'tadara
‫إعتذر‬
appear dahara
‫ظهر‬
argue naaqasha
‫ناقش‬
arrange rattaba
‫رتب‬
arrest e'taqala
‫اعتقل‬
arrive wasala
‫وصل‬
ask sa'ala
‫سأل‬
attach rabata
‫ربط‬
attack haajam
‫هاجم‬
avoid tajannaba
‫تجنب‬
bake khabaza
‫خبز‬
be kaana
‫كان‬
bear ehtamala
‫احتمل‬
beat daraba
‫ضرب‬
become asbaha
‫أصبح‬
beg tawassala
‫توسل‬
begin bada’a
‫بدأ‬
behave tasarrafa
‫تصرف‬
bend thanaa (th as in thin)
‫ثنى‬
bet raahana
‫راهن‬
 bind rabata
‫ربط‬
bite ‘adda
‫عض‬
ّ
bleed nazafa
‫نزف‬
bless baaraka
‫بارك‬
blow nafakha
‫نفخ‬
boast tabaaha
‫تباهى‬
boil ghallaa
‫غلى‬
borrow esta'aara
‫استعار‬
bow enhanaa
‫انحنى‬
break kasara
‫كسر‬
breathe tanaffasa
‫تنفس‬
breed rabba
‫ربى‬
bring ahdara (sharp h)
‫أحضر‬
broadcast atha’a (th as in that)
‫أذاع‬
build banaa
‫بنى‬
burn haraqa (sharp h)
‫حرق‬
burst enfajara
‫انفجر‬
buy eshtaraa
‫اشترى‬
calculate hasaba
‫حسب‬
call ettasala
‫اتصل‬
care ehtamma
‫اهتم‬
carry hamala
‫حمل‬
cast sabba
‫صب‬ّ
 catch amsaka
‫أمسك‬
cause tasabbaba
‫تسبب‬
change ghayyara
‫غير‬
chase taarada
‫طارد‬
cheat ghashsha
‫غش‬
chew madagha
‫مضغ‬
choose ekhtaara
‫اختار‬
clap saffaqa
‫صفق‬
clean naddafa
‫نظف‬
cling tamassaka
‫تمسك‬
close aghlaqa
‫أغلق‬
collect jama'a
‫جمع‬
come ataa
‫أتى‬
compare qaarana
‫قارن‬
compete tanaafasa
‫تنافس‬
complain tadammara
‫تذمر‬
complete akmala
‫أكمل‬
concentrate rakkaza
‫ركز‬
confess e'tarafa
‫اعترف‬
confuse arbaka
‫أربك‬
consider e'tabara
‫اعتبر‬
continue estamarra
‫استمر‬
copy nasakha
‫نسخ‬
 correct sahhaha
‫صحح‬
cost saawaa
‫ساوى‬
cover ghatta
ّ
‫غطى‬
crash tahattama
‫تحطم‬
crawl zahafa
‫زحف‬
creep zahafa
‫زحف‬
cross 'abara
‫عبر‬
cry baka
‫بكى‬
cut jaraha
‫جرح‬
dance raqasa
‫رقص‬
deal ta’aamala
‫تعامل‬
decide qarrara
‫قرر‬
deliver naqala
‫نقل‬
describe wasafa
‫وصف‬
deserve estahaqqa
‫استحق‬
destroy dammara
‫دمر‬
detect kashafa
‫كشف‬
dig hafara
‫حفر‬
disagree 'aarada
‫عارض‬
disappear ekhtafa
‫اختفى‬
discover ektashafa
‫اكتشف‬
dislike kareha
‫كره‬
dive ghaasa
‫غاص‬
divide qassama
‫قسم‬ّ
do ‘amala
‫عمل‬
‫ش ّك‬
doubt shakka

draw rasama
‫رسم‬
dream halama
‫حلم‬
dress labesa
‫لبس‬
drink shareba
‫شرب‬
drive qaada
‫قاد‬
earn kasaba
‫كسب‬
eat akala
‫أكل‬
‫ع ّلم‬
educate 'allama

end anha
‫أنهى‬
enjoy estamta'a
‫استمتع‬
enter dakhala
‫دخل‬
escape haraba
‫هرب‬
expect tawaqqa'a
‫توقع‬
explain sharaha
‫شرح‬
explode enfajara
‫انفجر‬
face waajaha
‫واجه‬
fail akhfaqa
‫أخفق‬
fall saqata
‫سقط‬
fear khaafa
‫خاف‬
feed ghaddaa
‫غذى‬
 feel sha’ara
‫شعر‬
fight taqaatala
‫تقاتل‬
fill mala'a
‫مأل‬
find wajada
‫وجد‬
fit naasaba
‫ناسب‬
fix sallaha
‫صلح‬
flee farra
‫فر‬
fling endafa’a
‫اندفع‬
fly taara
‫طار‬
fold tawa
‫طوى‬
follow tabe'a
‫تبع‬
forbid harrama
‫حرم‬
ّ
forget nasia
‫نسي‬
forgive saamaha
‫سامح‬
form shakkala
‫شكل‬
forsake hajara
‫هجر‬
freeze jamada
‫جمد‬
fry qalaa
‫قال‬
get ahdara (sharp h)
‫أحضر‬
give a’taa
‫أعطى‬
go dahaba
‫ذهب‬
greet hayya
‫حيى‬
grind tahana
‫طحن‬
 grow namaa
‫نمى‬
guard harasa
‫حرس‬
guess khammana
‫خمن‬
guide dalla
ّ ‫دل‬
hang ‘allaqa
‫علق‬
hate kareha
‫كره‬
hear same’a
‫سمع‬
help saa'ada
‫ساعد‬
hide ekhtaba’a
‫إختبأ‬
hit daraba
‫ضرب‬
hope amala
‫أمل‬
hug 'aanaqa
‫عانق‬
hunt estaada
‫إصطاد‬
hurry asra'a
‫أسرع‬
hurt jaraha
‫جرح‬
ignore tajaahala
‫تجاهل‬
imagine takhayyala
‫تخيل‬
improve hassana
‫حسن‬
intend nawaa
‫نوى‬
introduce qaddama
‫قدم‬
invite da'aa
‫دعى‬
joke mazaha
‫مزح‬
jump qafaza
‫قفز‬
keep ehtafada
‫أحتفظ‬
kill qatala
‫قتل‬
kiss qabbala
‫ق ّبل‬
kneel raka’a
‫ركع‬
knit haaka
‫حاك‬
know ‘arafa
‫عرف‬
laugh daheka
‫ضحك‬
lay raqada
‫رقد‬
lead qaada
‫قاد‬
leap wathaba (th as in thin)
‫وثب‬
learn ta’allama
‫تعلم‬
learn ta'allama
‫تعلم‬
leave taraka
‫ترك‬
lend a’aara
‫أعار‬
let taraka
‫ترك‬
lie kathaba (th as in that)
‫كذب‬
lie kadaba
‫كذب‬
light athaa’a (th as in that)
‫أضاء‬
like ahabba
‫أحب‬
listen same'a
‫سمع‬
live same'a
‫عاش‬
look nadara
‫نظر‬
lose khasera
‫خسر‬
 love ahabba
‫أحب‬
make sana’a
‫صنع‬
marry tazawwaja
‫تزوج‬
mean kasada
‫قصد‬
meet eltaqaa
‫التقى‬
miss eshtaaqa ela
‫إشتاق إلى‬
misspell akhta’a fe attahje’a
‫أخطأ في التهجئة‬
mistake (make a …) akhta’a
‫أخطأ‬
move entaqala
‫انتقل‬
murder qatala
‫قتل‬
need ehtaaja
‫إحتاج‬
notice laahatha (th as in that)
‫الحظ‬
obtain hasala
‫حصل‬
open fataha
‫فتح‬
order amara
‫أمر‬
overcome taghallaba ‘ala
‫تغلب على‬
overtake baaghata
‫باغت‬
overthrow ataaha
‫أطاح‬
paint lawwana
‫ّلون‬
pause tawaqqafa
‫توقف‬
pay dafa’a
‫دفع‬
permit adena
‫أذن‬
place wada'a
‫وضع‬
 plan khattata
‫خطط‬
plant zara'a
‫زرع‬
play la'eba
‫لعب‬
plead barrara
‫برر‬
pray sallaa
‫صلى‬
prefer faddala
‫فضل‬ّ
pretend edda'aa
‫إدعى‬
prevent mana'a
‫منع‬
promise wa'ada
‫وعد‬
protect hamaa
‫حمى‬
prove athbata (th as in thin)
‫أثبت‬
punish 'aaqaba
‫عاقب‬
push dafa'a
‫دفع‬
put wada’a
‫وضع‬
quit tawaqqafa ‘an
‫توقف عن‬
reach wasala
‫وصل‬
read qara’a
‫قرأ‬
receive estalama
‫استلم‬
refuse rafada
‫رفض‬
regret nadema
‫ندم‬
relax estarkhaa
‫استرخى‬
remain baqia
‫بقي‬
remember tadakkara
‫تذكر‬
 ‫ذ ّكر‬
remind dakkara

remove azaala
‫أزال‬
repair aslaha
‫أصلح‬
repeat karrara
‫كرر‬
replace baddala
‫بدل‬
reply ajaaba
‫أجاب‬
report ablagha
‫أبلغ‬
request talaba
‫طلب‬
rescue anqada
‫أنقذ‬
return 'aada
‫عاد‬
rid (get ~ of) takhallasa men
‫تخلص من‬
ride rakeba
‫ركب‬
ring ranna
‫رن‬
rise nahada
‫نهض‬
rule hakama
‫حكم‬
run rakada
‫ركض‬
rush endafa'a
‫اندفع‬
sail abhara
‫أبحر‬
save anqada
‫أنقذ‬
saw nashara
‫نشر‬
saw nashara
‫نشر‬
say qaala
‫قال‬
scream sarakha
‫صرخ‬
search bahatha (th as in thin)
‫بحث‬
see ra’aa
‫رأى‬
seek bahasa
‫بحث‬
sell baa’a
‫باع‬
send arsala
‫أرسل‬
sew khaata
‫خاط‬
shake hazza
ّ
‫هز‬
share sharaka
‫شارك‬
shave halaqa
‫حلق‬
shine lama’a
‫لمع‬
shoot atlaqa annaar
‫أطلق النارعلى‬
shop tasawwaqa
‫تسوق‬
show ‘arada
‫عرض‬
shrink taqallasa
‫تقلص‬
shut aghlaqa
‫أغلق‬
sign waqqa'a
‫وقع‬
sing ghanna
‫غنى‬
sink gharaqa
‫غرق‬
sit jalasa
‫جلس‬
slay dabaha
‫ذبح‬
sleep naama
‫نام‬
slide enzalaqa
‫انزلق‬
sling tawwaha
‫طوح‬
 smile ebtasama
‫ابتسم‬
smoke dakhkhana
‫دخن‬
sneeze 'atasa
‫عطس‬
speak takallama
‫تكلم‬
speed asra’a
‫أسرع‬
spell tahajja'a
‫تهجأ‬
spend anfaqa
‫أنفق‬
spill dalaqa
‫دلق‬
spit basaqa
‫بصق‬
split qasama
‫قسم‬
spread nashara
‫نشر‬
squeeze 'asara
‫عصر‬
stand waqafa
‫وقف‬
stay baqia
‫بقي‬
steal saraqa
‫سرق‬
sting lasa’a
‫لسع‬
stop tawaqqafa
‫توقف‬
strike daraba
‫ضرب‬
strive kaafaha
‫كافح‬
succeed najaha
‫نجح‬
suffer 'aanaa
‫عانى‬
suggest eqtaraha
‫اقترح‬
surprise faaja'a
‫فاجأ‬
 swear halafa
‫حلف‬
sweep masaha
‫مسح‬
swell entafakha
‫انتفخ‬
swing ta’arjaha
‫تارجح‬
take akhada
‫أخذ‬
talk tahaddatha (th as in think)
‫تحدث‬
taste tadawwaqa
‫تذوق‬
‫ع ّلم‬
teach ‘allama

tear mazzaka
‫مزق‬
tell akhabara
‫أخبر‬
test ekhtabara
‫إختبر‬
thank shakara
‫شكر‬
think fakkara
‫فكر‬
thrive najaha
‫نجح‬
throw ramaa
‫رمى‬
touch lamasa
‫لمس‬
train darraba
‫درب‬
travel saafara
‫سافر‬
try haawala
‫حاول‬
twist lawaa
‫إلوى‬
understand fahema
‫فهم‬
upset aghdaba
‫أغضب‬
use esta'mala
‫إستعمل‬
 visit zaara
f‫زار‬
wait entadara
‫انتظر‬
wake up estaiqada
‫استيقظ‬
walk tamashshaa
‫شى‬ ّ ‫تم‬
want araada
‫أراد‬
warn haddar
‫حذر‬
wash ghasala
‫غسل‬
watch raaqaba
‫راقب‬
wear labesa
‫لبس‬
wed tazawwaja
‫تزوج‬
weep bakaa
‫بكى‬
welcome rahhaba
‫رحب‬
win rabeha
‫ربح‬
wind laffa
‫لف‬
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wish tamanaa
‫تمنى‬
withhold emtana’a
‫امتنع‬
withstand qaawama
‫قاوم‬
work 'amela
‫عمل‬
worry qaleqa
‫قلق‬
write kataba
‫كتب‬