Appearance and Personality

 

طويل

 

/Tweel/

 

Means

 

Tall

 

The feminine form is

 

طويلِــة

 

/Tweeleh/

 

 

 

 

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قَصير

 

/ʼaSeer/

 

Means

 

Short

 

The feminine form is

 

قَصيرِة

 

/ʼaSeereh/

 

 

 

 

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نحيف

 

/nHeef/

 

Means

 

Thin

 

The feminine form is

 

نحيفِــة

 

/nHeefeh/

 

 

 

 

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ناصِح

 

/naaSiH/

 

Means

 

Overweight

 

The feminine form is

 

ناصْحَــة

 

/naaSHah/

 

 

 

 

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أَسْمَر

 

/ʼasmar/

 

Means

 

Dark skinned

 

 

 

 

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شَقْرا

 

/shaʼraa/

 

Means

 

Blonde haired (Feminine)

 

 

 

 

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سَمْرا

 

/samraa/

 

Means

 

Dark skinned (Feminine)

 

 

 

 

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لَطيف

 

/laTeef/

 

Means

 

Nice/ Kind

 

 

 

 

 

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ذَكي

 

/THakee/

 

Means

 

Intelligent

 

 

 

 

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كَسول

 

/kasool/

 

Means

 

Lazy

 

 

 

 

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“Yes or No” questions do not have a question word in dialectal Arabic.

 

Intonation will indicate if it is an inquiry

 

As in (هُوِّ ذَكي؟)

 

/huwweh THakee/

 

 

 

 

 

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بَسْ

 

/bas/

 

Means

 

But

 

 

 

 

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