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MSA: People & Places
Descriptions of People & Places (wk 14)
| English | Arabic | Transliteration |
|---|---|---|
| acquaintance | مَعْرِفَة | maʿrifah |
| active | نَشِيط | nashīṭ |
| activist | نَاشِط | nāshiṭ |
| actor | مُمَثِّل | mumaththil |
| adopted | مُتَبَنَّى | mutabannā |
| adult | بَالِغ | bāligh |
| afraid | خَائِف | khāʾif |
| angry | غَاضِب | ghāḍib |
| artist | فَنَّان | fannān |
| astonishing / spectacular / stunning | مُذْهِل | mudhhil |
| athlete | رِيَاضِيّ | riyāḍiyy |
| authentic | أَصِيل / أَصَلِّي | aṣīl / aṣallī |
| authoritarian (govt / regime) | سُلْطَوِيّ | sulṭawiyy |
| authoritarian (personal behavior) | مُتَسَلِّط | mutasalliṭ |
| baby (still nursing) | طِفْل رَضِيع | ṭifl raḍīʿ |
| beautiful (m / f) | جَمِيل / جَمِيلَة | jamīl / jamīlah |
| bold | جَرِيء | jarīʾ |
| boss (head/president) | رَئِيس | raʾīs |
| breathtaking (normal adj) | خَلَّاب | khallāb |
| breathtaking (litterally steals breath) | يَخْطِفُ الْأَنْفَاس | yakhtifu al-anfās |
| bustling | صَاخِب | ṣākhib |
| buyer | مُشْتَرٍ | mushtarīn |
| calm (adj) | هَادِئ | hādiʾ |
| calmness (noun) | هُدُوء | hudūʾ |
| captivating | آسِر | āsir |
| CEO | الرَّئِيس التَّنْفِيذِيّ | ar-raʾīs at-tanfīdhī |
| chairman | رَئِيس مَجْلِس الْإِدَارَة | raʾīs majlis al-idārah |
| chef (common) | طَبَّاخ | ṭabbākh |
| chef (formal) | طَاهٍ | ṭāhin |
| child | طِفْل | ṭifl |
| classmate | زَمِيل دِرَاسَة / زَمِيل فِي الْفَصْل | zamīl dirāsah / zamīl fī al-faṣl |
| client | عَمِيل | ʿamīl |
| coastal | سَاحِلِيّ | sāḥiliyy |
| colleague | زَمِيل | zamīl |
| comfortable / cozy (adj m/f) | مُرِيح / مُرِيحَة | murīḥ / murīḥah |
| comfortable (feeling at ease) | مُسْتَرِيح | mustarīḥ |
| coworker | زَمِيل فِي الْعَمَل | zamīl fī al-ʿamal |
| crazy | مَجْنُون | majnūn |
| criminal | مُجْرِم | mujrim |
| critic | نَاقِد | nāqid |
| cultural | ثَقَافِيّ | thaqāfiyy |
| customer / shopper | زَبُون | zabūn |
| decent (well-mannered) | مُهَذَّب | muhadhdhab |
| delightful | مُبْهِج | mubhij |
| desert | صَحْرَاء | ṣaḥrāʾ |
| desperate | يَائِس | yāʾis |
| director (film / theater) | مُخْرِج | mukhrij |
| director (manager/supervisor) | مُدِير | mudīr |
| diverse | مُتَنَوِّع | mutanawwiʿ |
| dreamer | حَالِم | ḥālim |
| dynamic | دِينَامِيكِيّ | dīnāmīkiyy |
| elder (older person) | مُسِنّ | musinn |
| employee | مُوَظَّف | muwaẓẓaf |
| enchanting | سَاحِر | sāḥir |
| enthralling / captivating | آسِر | āsir |
| entrepreneur | رَائِد أَعْمَال | rāʾid aʿmāl |
| ethnic | عِرْقِيّ | ʿirqiyy |
| exhausted | مُنْهَك / مُرْهَق / مُجْهَد | munhak / murhaq / mujhad |
| expert | خَبِير | khabīr |
| exquisite / fascinating / splendid | رَائِع | rāʾiʿ |
| fan | مُعْجَب | muʿjab |
| fascinating / exquisite / splendid | رَائِع | rāʾiʿ |
| fashionable / stylish | أَنِيق | anīq |
| fashion/ trend (noun) | مَوْضَة | mawḍah |
| female | أُنْثَى | unthā |
| follower | مُتَابِع | mutābiʿ |
| friendly | وَدُود / لَطِيف | wadūd / laṭīf |
| funny | مُضْحِك | muḍḥik |
| gentleman | رَجُل نَبِيل / إِنْسَان مُحْتَرَم | rajul nabīl / insān muḥtaram |
| girl | فَتَاة | fatāh |
| gorgeous | خِلَاب | khilāb |
| guardian | وَلِيّ الْأَمْر | walīy al-amr |
| happy | سَعِيد | saʿīd |
| historic | تَارِيخِيّ | tārīkhī |
| hospitable | مِضْيَاف | miḍyāf |
| humorous (common, from joke) | فُكَاهِيّ | fukāhī |
| humorous (formal, from joking/jesting) | هَزْلِيّ | hazlī |
| hungry | جَائِع / جَوْعَان | jāʾiʿ / jawʿān |
| idyllic | مِثَالِيّ | mithālīy |
| illegitimate | غَيْر شَرْعِيّ | ghayr sharʿiyy |
| immigrant | مُهَاجِر | muhājir |
| individual | فَرْد | fard |
| kid | طِفْل | ṭifl |
| lady | سَيِّدَة | sayyidah |
| lazy | كَسُول | kasūl |
| leader (official) | قَائِد | qāʾid |
| leader (popular) | زَعِيم | zaʿīm |
| lively (full of life) | مُفْعَم بِالْحَيَوِيَّة | mufʿam bil-ḥayawīyah |
| magical | سِحْرِيّ | siḥriyy |
| majestic | مَهِيب | mahīb |
| male | ذَكَر | dhakar |
| manager (director/supervisor) | مُدِير | mudīr |
| materialistic | مَادِّيّ | māddiyy |
| mentor | مُرْشِد | murshid |
| mesmerizing (trance like) | مُنَوِّم | munawwim |
| mesmerizing (magical) | سَاحِر | sāḥir |
| mesmerizing (alluring) | فَاتِن | fātin |
| miserable | بَائِس | bāʾis |
| modern / contemporary | حَدِيث / عَصْرِيّ | ḥadīth / ʿaṣrīy |
| mountainous | جَبَلِيّ | jabaliyy |
| musician | مُوسِيقِيّ | mūsīqīy |
| neighbor | جَار | jār |
| oasis | وَاحَة | wāḥah |
| opponent | خَصْم | khaṣm |
| orphan | يَتِيم | yatīm |
| outsider / stranger | غَرِيب | gharīb |
| paradise | جَنَّة | jannah |
| partner | شَرِيك | sharīk |
| patient (able to wait) | صَبُور | ṣabūr |
| patient (sick person) | مَرِيض | marīḍ |
| peaceful | سَلْمِيّ | salmiyy |
| personality | شَخْصِيَّة | shaḵṣiyyah |
| picturesque | جَمِيل الْمَنْظَر | jamīl al-manẓar |
| place | مَكَان | makān |
| pleasant (person) | لَطِيف | laṭīf |
| pleasant (enjoyable activity) | مُمْتِع | mumtiʿ |
| polished | مَصْقُول | maṣqūl |
| polite | مُؤَدَّب | muʾaddab |
| refreshing | مُنْعِش | munʿish |
| refugee | لَاجِئ | lājiʾ |
| relative | قَرِيب | qarīb |
| relaxation (noun) | اِسْتِرْخَاء | istirkḫāʾ |
| remote (adjective) | نَائِي | nāʾī |
| remotely (adverbial phrase) | عَنْ بُعْد | ʿan buʿd |
| resplendent | مُتَأَلِّق | mutaʾalliq |
| roommate | زَمِيل سَكَن / رَفِيق سَكَن | zamīl sakan / rafīq sakan |
| rural / rustic | رِيفِيّ | rīfiyy |
| rustic / rural | رِيفِيّ | rīfiyy |
| sad | حَزِين | ḥazīn |
| scenic | مَنْظَر خَلَّاب | manẓar khallāb |
| secluded | مُعْتَزِل | muʿtazil |
| seller | بَائِع | bāʾiʿ |
| serious | جَادّ | jādd |
| shining | لَامِع | lāmiʿ |
| shopper | مُتَسَوِّق | mutasawwiq |
| sibling (same parents) | شَقِيق | shaqīq |
| siblinghood/brotherhood (noun) | أُخُوَّة | ukhūwah |
| smiley | مُبْتَسِم | mubtasim |
| spacious | فَسِيح / وَاسِع | fasīḥ / wāsiʿ |
| spectacular / stunning / astonishing | مُذْهِل | mudhhil |
| splendid/ fascinating / exquisite | رَائِع | rāʾiʿ |
| spoiled (pampered) | مُدَلَّل | mudallal |
| spoiled (rotten/corrupt) | مُدَلَّل | mudallal |
| stranger/ outsider | غَرِيب | gharīb |
| strong | قَوِيّ | qawiyy |
| stunning / astonishing / spectacular | مُذْهِل | mudhhil |
| stupid | غَبِيّ | ghabiyy |
| stylish | أَنِيق | anīq |
| supervisor (manager/director) | مُدِير | mudīr |
| supervisor (direct) | مُشْرِف | mushrif |
| supervisor (head/chairman/president) | رَئِيس | raʾīs |
| supporter/proponent | مُؤَيِّد | muʾayyid |
| teammate | زَمِيل فِي الْفَرِيق | zamīl fī al-farīq |
| teenager | مُرَاهِق | murāhiq |
| thirsty | عَطْشَان | ʿaṭshān |
| tired | مُتْعَب | mutʿab |
| toddler (1-3 yrs) | طِفْل دَارِج | ṭifl dārij |
| trainee | مُتَدَرِّب | mutadarrib |
| trainer | مُدَرِّب | mudarrib |
| transient | عَابِر | ʿābir |
| trendy | عَصْرِيّ | ʿaṣriyy |
| tropical | اِسْتِوَائِيّ | istiwāʾiyy |
| unique / one of a kind | فَرِيد / فَرِيد مِن نَوْعِهِ | farīd / farīd min nawʿih |
| urban | حَضَرِيّ | ḥaḍariyy |
| vibrant | نَابِض بِالْحَيَاة | nābiḍ bil-ḥayāh |
| vintage / ancient | عَتِيق / قَدِيم | ʿatīq / qadīm |
| violent | عَنِيف | ʿanīf |
| volunteer | مُتَطَوِّع | mutaṭawwiʿ |
| wanderer | مُتَجَوِّل | mutajawwil |
| woman | اِمْرَأَة | imraʾah |
| worker | عَامِل | ʿāmil |
| worried | قَلِق | qaliq |
| bald | أَصْلَع | aṣlaʿ |
| beard | لِحْيَة | liḥyah |
| black hair | شَعْر أَسْوَد | shaʿr aswad |
| blonde | أَشْقَر | ashqar |
| body | جِسْم | jism |
| brunette | شَعْرٌ بُنِّيّ | sha'run bunnī |
| coat | مِعْطَف | miʿṭaf |
| dress | فُسْتَان | fustān |
| eyeglasses (medical) | نَظَّارَة (طِبِّيَّة) | naẓẓārah (ṭibbiyyah) |
| eyes (pl) | عُيُون | ʿuyūn |
| fat (person) | سَمِين | samīn |
| fat (plump / corpulent) | بَدِين | badīn |
| feeling cold | بَرْدَان | bardān |
| feeling hot | حَرَّان | ḥarrān |
| full (not hungry) | شَبْعَان | shabʿān |
| hair | شَعْر | shaʿr |
| handsome | وَسِيم | wasīm |
| hat | قُبَّعَة | qubbaʿah |
| he wears | يَرْتَدِي | yartadī |
| huge | ضَخْم | ḍaḵm |
| human being | إِنْسَان | insān |
| human beings | بَشَر | bashar |
| man | رَجُل | rajul |
| men | رِجَال | rijāl |
| moustache | شَارِب | shārib |
| necktie | رَبْطَة عُنُق | rabṭat ʿunuq |
| old (age) | كَبِير | kabīr |
| overweight (m/f) | سَمِين / سَمِينَة | samīn / samīnah |
| pants | بِنْطَال | binṭāl |
| person | شَخْص | shaḵṣ |
| persons | أَشْخَاص | ašḵāṣ |
| shirt | قَمِيص | qamīṣ |
| shoes | حِذَاء | ḥidhāʾ |
| short | قَصِير | qaṣīr |
| slim | نَحِيف | naḥīf |
| strong | قَوِيّ | qawiyy |
| suit | بِدْلَة | bidlah |
| sunglasses | نَظَّارَة شَمْسِيَّة | naẓẓārah shamsiyyah |
| tall | طَوِيل | ṭawīl |
| thin (m/f) | نَحِيف / نَحِيفَة | naḥīf / naḥīfah |
| ugly | قَبِيح | qabīḥ |
| weak | ضَعِيف | ḍaʿīf |
| woman | اِمْرَأَة | imraʾah |
| women | نِسَاء | nisāʾ |
| young (age) | صَغِير | ṣaghīr |
| in my opinion | فِي رَأْيِي | fī raʾyī |
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