8.1: Adjectives in Arabic (Masculine and Feminine)
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- Use the adjective in Arabic in masculine and feminine forms.
- Learn adjectives agreement in Arabic.
Adjectives in Arabic
What is an adjective?
An adjective is a word that describes a noun, and it is called صِفَة (Sifah) in Arabic. Adjectives in Arabic have both masculine and feminine forms. The singular feminine form is the same as the masculine form, but with تَاء مَرْبوطَة (Taa Marbouta) added to the end. Study the example box.
Read this adjective in the masculine form:
بَارِدٌ
Read the same adjective in the feminine form:
بَارِدَةٌ
Learn Feminine Adjectives
You learned more than twenty adjectives in this lesson and the previous sections. You will learn these adjectives in both forms (masculine and feminine).
In this table, you will read, listen to the adjectives in the masculine and feminine forms, and review the meaning in English. Also, you listen to the audio to hear the adjective in the masculine and feminine forms without the ending accents (Tashkeel) of the Tanween.
| The meaning in English | Listen to the Audio of the masculine and then feminine adjective without the Tanween at the end | The Adjective in the Feminine Form | The Adjective in the masculine Form |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cold |
|
بَارِدَةٌ | بَارِدٌ |
| Hot |
|
حَارَّةٌ | حَارٌّ |
| New |
|
جَديدَةٌ | جَديدٌ |
| Dry |
|
جافَّةٌ | جافٌّ |
| Pretty |
|
جَميلَةٌ | جَميلٌ |
| Ugly |
|
قَبيحَةٌ | قَبيحٌ |
| Many |
|
كَثيرَةٌ | كَثيرٌ |
| Few |
|
قَليلَةٌ | قَليلٌ |
| High |
|
عَاليَّةٌ | ٌّعَالي |
| Low |
|
مُنْخَفِضَةٌ | مُنْخَفِضٌ |
| Clear |
|
صافيَّةٌ | صافيٌّ |
| Cloudy |
|
غائِمَةٌ | غائِمٌ |
| Rainy |
|
مُمْطِرَةٌ | مُمْطِرٌ |
| Sunny |
|
مُشْمِسَةٌ | مُشْمِسٌ |
| Moderate |
|
مُعْتَدِلَةٌ | مُعْتَدِلٌ |
| Frozen |
|
مُتَجَمِّدَةٌ | مُتَجَمِّدٌ |
| Windy |
|
عاصِفَةٌ | عاصِفٌ |
| Warm |
|
دافيَّةٌ | دافيٌّ |
| Foreigner |
|
أَجْنَبيَّةٌ | أَجْنَبيٌّ |
Arabic Agreement in Arabic
Adjectives in Arabic follow the noun and must agree with it in definiteness or indefiniteness, singular, dual or plural, gender, and case.
Check this phrase: بَيْتٌ كَبْيرٌ
The noun is بَيْتٌ
The adjective is كَبْيرٌ
Solution
The adjective followed the noun in indefiniteness, number (singular), case, and gender.
Arabic Adjectives for Colors
Some adjectives do not follow the rule of adding (Taa Marbouta) to become feminine. Some colors end with the letter Yaa "ي" and do not start with Hamza, like the color brown: بُنيّ. The color لَوْن can be feminine by adding (Taa Marbouta): بُنِيَّة. However, it is not the case for colors أَلْوان that start with hamza on the Alif "أ." The color can be formulated by taking the hamza and the Alif and replacing them at the end of the word, such as: أَحْمَر - حَمْراءٌ
The masculine form of the color white in Arabic is: أَبْيَض
The feminine form of the color white is:
أَبْيَض (take away the hamza and the Alif)
بْيَض (take off the sukoon and the begriming and replace it with Fataha)
Add Alif and hamza to the end of the word: بَيْضاء
Learn Feminine Colors
You learned more than ten colors in the previous sections. You will learn these colors in both forms (masculine and feminine).
In this table, you will read, listen to the adjectives in the masculine and feminine forms, and review the meaning in English. Also, you listen to the audio to hear the colors in the masculine and feminine forms without the ending accents (Tashkeel) of the Tanween.
| The meaning in English | Listen to the Audio of the masculine and then feminine adjective without the Tanween at the end | The Adjective in the Feminine Form | The Adjective in the masculine Form |
|---|---|---|---|
| white |
|
بَيْضاءٌ | أَبْيَضٌ |
| black |
|
سَوْداءٌ | أَسْوَدٌ |
| red |
|
حَمْراءٌ | أَحْمَرٌ |
| green |
|
خَضْراءٌ | أخْضَرٌ |
| blue |
|
زَرْقاءٌ | أَزْرَقٌ |
| yellow |
|
صَفْراءٌ | أَصْفَرٌ |
| gray |
|
رَماديَّةٌ | ٌّرَمادي |
| brown |
|
بُنِّيَّةٌ | بُنِّيٌّ |
| pink |
|
زَهْريَّةٌ | زَهْريٌّ |