Vocabulary: Core adjectives for people and places, used in Lessons 8.1–8.4
| Arabic (العربية) | Transliteration | Meaning | Group |
|---|---|---|---|
| جَدِيدٌ / جَدِيدَةٌ | jadīdun / jadīdah | new (m/f) | Quality |
| قَدِيمٌ / قَدِيمَةٌ | qadīmun / qadīmah | old (m/f) | Quality |
| كَبِيرٌ / كَبِيرَةٌ | kabīrun / kabīrah | big (m/f) | Size |
| صَغِيرٌ / صَغِيرَةٌ | ṣaghīrun / ṣaghīrah | small (m/f) | Size |
| طَوِيلٌ / طَوِيلَةٌ | ṭawīlun / ṭawīlah | tall / long (m/f) | Height/length |
| قَصِيرٌ / قَصِيرَةٌ | qaṣīrun / qaṣīrah | short (m/f) | Height |
| جَمِيلٌ / جَمِيلَةٌ | jamīlun / jamīlah | beautiful (m/f) | Opinion |
| قَبِيحٌ / قَبِيحَةٌ | qabīḥun / qabīḥah | ugly (m/f) | Opinion |
| نَظِيفٌ / نَظِيفَةٌ | naẓīfun / naẓīfah | clean (m/f) | Cleanliness |
| مُرَتَّبٌ / مُرَتَّبَةٌ | murattabun / murattabah | organised/neat (m/f) | Cleanliness |
| مَكْسُورٌ / مَكْسُورَةٌ | maksūrun / maksūrah | broken (m/f) | Condition |
| مَفْتُوحٌ / مَفْتُوحَةٌ | maftūḥun / maftūḥah | open (m/f) | Condition |
| صَعْبٌ / صَعْبَةٌ | ṣaʿbun / ṣaʿbah | difficult (m/f) | Difficulty |
| سَهْلٌ / سَهْلَةٌ | sahlun / sahlah | easy (m/f) | Difficulty |
| خَجُولٌ / خَجُولَةٌ | khajūlun / khajūlah | shy (m/f) | Personality |
| صَبُورٌ / صَبُورَةٌ | ṣabūrun / ṣabūrah | patient (m/f) | Personality |
| مُعَلِّمٌ / مُعَلِّمَةٌ | muʿallimun / muʿallimah | teacher (m/f) | Person noun |
| طَالِبٌ / طَالِبَةٌ | ṭālibun / ṭālibah | student (m/f) | Person noun |
| رَجُلٌ | rajulun | man | Person noun |
| بِنْتٌ | bintun | girl | Person noun |
| بَيْتٌ | baytun | house | Place/object |
| مَسْجِدٌ | masjidun | mosque | Place |
| مَدْرَسَةٌ | madrasatun | school | Place |
| فَصْلٌ | faṣlun | classroom | Place |
| كِتَابٌ | kitābun | book | Object |
| قَلَمٌ | qalamun | pen | Object |
| كُرْسِيٌّ | kursiyyun | chair | Object |
Master these adjectives and their pairs with common nouns so that phrases like الْمُعَلِّمُ الْجَدِيدُ, الْمَسْجِدُ الْكَبِيرُ, and بَيْتٌ جَمِيلٌ feel natural when you read and speak.