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English. Arabic.—Phonetic Pronunciation
fat samīn
filthy wehesh
fine gamīl
flat mastū, mebattat
full malyān
glad farhān
good tāyyib
great azīm
happy sa'īd
hard (not soft), dry nāshif
hard (severe or cruel) qāsi
healthy sālīm, sāgh sālīm, bis-sāha
heavy teqīl
high 'ali
ill (sick) āyyān
impertinent (shameless) qalīl el hā-ya
large kebīr, 'azīm
lazy keslān
lean nahīf
least aqall
less aqall
light (bright) nūr
light (not heavy) khafīf
little (small) soghāyyar
long tawīl
loud (high) 'ali
low wāti
mad, foolish magnūn
narrow dāyyiq
near qarīb
new gedīd
nice kwȳyīs, latīf
old man agūz
old (ancient) qādīm, antīqa
opened maftūḥ
polite zarīf, latīf
poor meskīn, faqīr; plu. masakīn, foqara
proud motakabbir
rich ghani
ripe mistūwi