Learn Arabic Arabic Colors and Adjectives 3

Question 1

How does Arabic adjective agreement work with feminine nouns?

Accepted Answer

Add ة (ta marbuta) to the adjective

Answer

In Arabic, adjectives must agree in gender; to make a masculine adjective feminine, you typically add ة (ta marbuta) to the end.

Question 2

What is the Arabic word for 'purple'?

Accepted Answer

بنفسجي (banafsaji)

Answer

بنفسجي (banafsaji) means 'purple' in Arabic and derives from the word for the violet flower (بنفسج).

Question 3

Which Arabic adjective means 'heavy'?

Accepted Answer

ثقيل (thaqil)

Answer

ثقيل (thaqil) means 'heavy' in Arabic and is the opposite of خفيف (khafif), meaning 'light.'

Question 4

What does 'نظيف (nadhif)' mean in English?

Accepted Answer

Clean

Answer

نظيف (nadhif) means 'clean' in Arabic and is the opposite of وسخ (wasikh), meaning 'dirty.'

Question 5

How do you say 'pink' in Arabic?

Accepted Answer

وردي (wardi)

Answer

وردي (wardi) is the most common Arabic word for 'pink,' derived from the word for rose (وردة).

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