Arabic emotions & personality traits vocabulary

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To feel ‫َيَشَعَرََ(شَعََورَ)َبـ‬-ََ‫شَعَر‬
Feeling َ‫شَعَرََ(ج)َشَعََور‬
Emotion َ‫عَاطَفََ(ج)َعََواطَف‬
Emotional or sentimental ‫عَاطَفَي‬
To sympathize with ‫َيـَعَطَفََ(عَطَفَ)ََعلى‬-ََ‫عَطَف‬
To hide or repress one's feelings ‫َيَكَتَمََ(كَتَمَ)َفََ ـَفَسَو‬-ََ‫َكَتَم‬
To fall in love with (her) )‫(وقـََوعَ)َفَحب(ىا‬
َ ََ‫َيـَقَع‬-ََ‫َوقَع‬
Passion َ‫عَشَق‬
Love َ‫حَب‬
Hate ‫كََراىَيَة‬
Yearning َ‫حَنَي‬
Longing, desire ‫شَ َوق‬
Despair ‫يَس‬
‫‪Bitterness‬‬
‫‪To cry‬‬
‫‪Tear‬‬
‫‪To smile‬‬
‫‪To laugh‬‬
‫‪To scream, shout, yell‬‬
‫‪To insult, revile‬‬
‫‪To fight with s.o.‬‬
‫‪To argue with s.o.‬‬
‫‪To blame s.o. For s.t.‬‬
‫‪To scold s.o. For s.t.‬‬
‫‪To pout, sulk‬‬
‫‪To frown, scowl‬‬
‫)‪To complain (about‬‬
‫)‪To grumble, complain (about‬‬
‫مََرَارة‬
‫بَكَىَ‪َ-‬يـَبَكَيَ(بَكَى)‬
‫دَمَعََ(ج)َدَمََوعَ‬
‫اَبـَتَسَمََ‪َ-‬يـَبـَتَسَمََ(اَبَتَسَاَم)‬
‫ضَحَكََ‪َ-‬يَضَحَكََ(ضَحَكَ)‬
‫صََرخََ‪َ-‬يَصََرخََ(صََراخَ)‬
‫شَتَمََ‪َ-‬يَشَتَمََ(شَتَمَ)‬
‫خَاََقََ‪َ-‬يَاََقََ(مَاََقَة)‬
‫جَادَلََ‪َ-‬يَادَلََ(مَادَلَة)‬
‫لَمََ‪َ-‬يـَلَ َومََ(لَ َومَ)َــَعَلَىَ ـ‬
‫أََبََ‪َ-‬يـَ َؤَبََ(تََيَبَ)َــَعَلىَ ـ‬
‫بـََوزََ‪َ-‬يـَبََوزََ(تـَبَ َويـَزَ)‬
‫تَهَمََ‪َ-‬يـَتَجَهَمََ(تَهَمَ)‬
‫شَكَىَ‪َ-‬يَشَكَوََ(شَكََوى)َمن‬
‫تَذَمَرََ‪َ-‬يـَتَذَمَرََ(تَذَمَرَ)َمَن‬
To be disgraced, made a subject
of scandal )‫َيـَنـَفَضَحََ(اََفَضََاح‬-ََ‫اَ ـَفَضَح‬
A public disgrace, scandal َ‫جََرسَةََ(ج)َجََرس‬
To apologize to s.o. For st. ‫َيـَعَتَذَرََ(اَعَتَذَارَ)َلـَعنَ ـ‬-ََ‫اَعَتَذَر‬
To forgive s.o. For st. ‫َيَسَامَحََ(مَسَامَة)َــَفَ ـ‬-ََ‫سَامَح‬
To kiss s.o. )َ‫َيـَقَبَلََ(تـَقَبَيَل‬-ََ‫قـَبَل‬
(A) kiss ‫قـَبـَلَةَ(ج)َقـَبَلَت‬
To embrace, hug )َ‫َيَضَنََ(حَضَن‬-ََ‫حَضَن‬
To sigh )َ‫َيـَتـَنـَهَدََ(تـَنـَهَد‬-ََ‫تـَنـَهَد‬
(A) sigh َ‫تـَنَهَيَدَةَ(ج)َتـَنَاىَيَد‬
Personality ‫شَخَصَيَةَ(ج)َشَخَصَيَات‬
Happy (happiness) )‫سَعَيَدَ(ج)َسَعَدَاءَ(سَعَادَة‬
Glad, joyful (gladness, joy) )‫فـََرحَانَ(فـََرحَة‬
Delighted (delight) )‫مَسََرَورََ(سََرَور‬
Cheerful (cheerfulness) )َ‫مََرحََ(مََرح‬
Proud (pride) )َ‫فَخََورََ(فَخَر‬
To be proud of ‫َيـَفَتَخَرََ(اَفَتَخَارَ)َبـ‬-ََ‫اَفـَتَخَر‬
Content, satisfied ‫َراضَي‬
To be content/satisfied with ‫ىَ(رضَى)َبـ‬
َ َ‫َيـََرض‬-ََ‫َرضَي‬
Sad (sadness) )َ‫حََزيَنََ(حََزن‬
Regretful (regret) )َ‫نَدَمََ(ََدَم‬
To regret s.t. ‫َيـَنَدَمََ(ََدَمَ)َعَلَى‬-ََ‫َدَم‬
Depressed َ‫مَكَتـَئَب‬
Miserable, very unhappy َ‫تَعَيَسَ(ج)َتـَعَسَاء‬
Miserable, poor َ‫مَسَكَيََ(ج)َمَسَاكَي‬
Comfortable, relaxed َ‫مََرتَح‬
To relax )‫َيَسَ َتيَحََ(اَسَ َتاحَة‬-ََ‫اَسَتـََراح‬
Busy َ‫مَشَغَ َول‬
To hope (a hope, wish) )َ‫َيـَتَمَّنََ(أَمَنَيَةَ(ج)َأَمَان‬-ََ‫تَّن‬
To resign oneself to ‫َيَسَتَكَيََ(اَسَتَكَاََة)َاَىل‬-ََ‫اَسَتَكَان‬
To get used to ‫َيـَتـَعَ َودََ(تـَعَ َود)َعَلى‬-ََ‫تـَعَ َود‬
Worried (worry) َ‫ َمَهَمَ َوم‬/)َ‫قـَلَقََ(قـَلَق‬
To be worried )َ‫َيـَلَقَقََ(قـَلَق‬-ََ‫قَلَق‬
To worry s.o. )َ‫َيـَقَلَقََ(اَقَلَق‬-ََ‫أَقـَلَق‬
Worries َ‫هَ َومََ(ج)َىَم‬
Tense, nervous ‫مَتـَ َوتَر‬
Annoyed َ‫مَتَضَايَق‬
To annoy s.o. )‫َيَضَايَقََ(مَضَايـَقَة‬-ََ‫ضَايَق‬
)‫َيـََزعَجََ(اََزعََاج‬-ََ‫أََزعَج‬
To get annoyed (at) ‫َيـَتَضَايَقََ(تَضَايَقَ)َمن‬-ََ‫تَضَايَق‬
Troublemaker َ‫مَشَاغَب‬
Angry (anger) )َ‫غَاضَبََ(غَضَب‬
To get angry (at) ‫َيـَغَضَبََ(غَضَبَ)َمَن‬-ََ‫غَضَب‬
Embarrassed ‫خَجَلَن‬
To embarrass s.o. )َ‫َيَجَلََ(اَخَجَال‬-ََ‫أَخَجَل‬
To embarrass s.o., put them in an
uncomfortable situation )َ‫َيََرجََ(اَحََراج‬-ََ‫أَحََرج‬
To be embarrassed (by) ‫َيَجَلََ(خَجَلَ)َمَن‬-ََ‫خَجَل‬
To be ashamed, embarrassed (by) ‫َيَتَشَيَمَن‬-َ‫اَخَتَشَى‬
Bashful, shy َ‫خَجَ َول‬
Sensitive ‫حَسَاس‬
Quiet or calm َ‫ىَادَئ‬
To be or become calm )َ‫َيـَهَدَأََ(ىَدََوء‬-ََ‫ىَدَأ‬
Lonely َ‫َوحَيَد‬
Loneliness ‫َوحَدَة‬
Sociable, fond of company ‫اَجَتَمَاَعَي‬
Naughty, mischievous َ‫شَقَيَ(ج)َاَشَقَيَاء‬
Reckless ‫مَتـَهََور‬
To reassure s.o. )‫َيَطَمَئَنََ(طَمَأََة‬-ََ‫طَمَأَن‬
Amazed َ‫مَنَدَىَش‬
To amaze )َ‫َيَدَىَشََ(اَدَىَاش‬-ََ‫أَدَىَش‬
To be amazed (by) ‫َيـَنَدَىَشََ(اََدَىَاشَ)َمن‬-ََ‫اََدَىَش‬
Astonished, surprised َ‫مَسَتـَغََرب‬
To find s.t. Strange or amazing, or
(colloquially) to be astonished by )َ‫َيَسَتـَغََربََ(اَسَتَغََراب‬-ََ‫اَسَتـَغََرب‬
Shocked َ‫مَذَىَ َول‬
Confused (confusion) )‫حَائَرََ(حَيـََرة‬
To confuse s.o. )َ‫َيَيََ(تَيَيـَر‬-ََ‫حَيـَر‬
Hesitant َ‫مَتـََردَد‬
Firm َ‫حَ َازم‬
Decisive َ‫حَاسَم‬
Afraid (fear) )َ‫خَائَفََ(خَ َوف‬
To be afraid of, fear ‫َيَافََ(خَ َوفَ)َمَن‬-ََ‫خَاف‬
)‫َيَشَخَىَ(خَشَيَة‬-َ‫خَشَى‬
ََ‫َيـَفَزع‬-ََ‫َأَفـَزع‬/)‫َيَافََ(اَخَافَة‬-ََ‫أَخَاف‬
To frighten s.o.
)َ‫(اَفـََزاع‬
Panic, terror َ‫ذَعَر‬
Jealous (jealousy) )‫غَيـََورََ(ج)َغَيـَرََ(غَيـََرة‬
To be jealous of/over ‫َيَغَيـَرََ(غَيـََرة)َمنَ\َعلى‬-ََ‫غَار‬
Envious (envy) )‫حَسَ َودََ(ج)َحَسَدََ(حَسَد‬
To envy s.t. S.o. __َ‫َيَسَدََ(حَسَدَ)َ__َعَلى‬-ََ‫حَسَد‬
Disgusted (by) ‫مَشَمَئَزََمَن‬
To be disgusted (by) ‫َيَشَمَأَزََ(اَشَئـََزازَ)َمن‬-ََ‫اَشَأَز‬
Confident (in) ‫َواثَقََبـ‬
Tired َ‫مَتـَعَب‬
To get tired )َ‫َيـَتـَعَبََ(تـَعَب‬-ََ‫تَعَب‬
Sleepy َ‫ـَعَسَان‬
Stubborn َ‫عَنَيَدََ(ج)َعَنَد‬
To roast,toast,broil,grill َ‫َجر‬/َ‫َحص‬/َ‫شوى‬

Scandal َ‫فضيحةَ(ج)َفضائح‬

Greedy ‫طَمَاع‬
Gluttonous ‫فَجَعَان‬
Selfish َ‫أَنَن‬
Selfless/unself َ‫غَ َيي‬
Generous َ‫كََريََ(ج)َكََرام‬
Spendthrift َ‫مَسََرف‬
Stingy, cheap,frugal, َ‫بَيَل‬
Frugal َ‫مَقَتَصَد‬
Careless, negligent َ‫مَهَمَل‬
Affectionate (affection) )‫حَنـَ َونََ(حَنَان‬
Loving َ‫مَب‬
Kind, good (kindness, goodness) )‫طَيَبََ(طَيـَبَة‬
Kind َ‫شَفَ َوق‬
Kind, forgiving, generous َ‫سَح‬
Nice, pleasant (niceness) )َ‫لَطَيَفََ(ج)َلَطَافََ(لَطَف‬
Pleasant, agreeable
(pleasantness) )َ‫ظََريَفََ(ج)َظََرفَاءََ(ظََرف‬
Tolerant, good-natured َ‫حَلَيَمََ(ج)َحَلَمَاء‬
Gentle, sensitive َ‫(ج)َرقَاق‬
َ ََ‫َرقَيَق‬
To be patient (with) ‫َيَصَبََ(صَبـَرَ)َعَلى‬-ََ‫صَبـَر‬
Polite َ‫مَ َؤدَب‬
Impolite, rude ‫غَيََمَ َؤدَب‬
Lazy ‫كَسَ َول‬
Hardworking ‫مَتَهَد‬
Determined ‫مَصَمَم‬
Alert, awake َ‫فَائَق‬
Active, energetic َ‫َشَيَطََ(ج)َََشَطَاء‬
Irritable, touchy َ‫عَصَب‬
Brave َ‫شَجَاع‬
Bold, daring َ‫جََرئ‬
Cowardly َ‫جَبَانَ(ج)َجَبـَنَاء‬
Curious َ‫فَضََول‬
Egotistical, conceited ‫مَغََرَور‬
To brag, boast about ‫َيـَتـَبَاىَيَ(تـَبَاهَ)َبـ‬-َ‫تـَبَاىَى‬
Humble َ‫مَتـََواضَع‬
Sensible, reasonable, sane َ‫عَاقَلََ(ج)َعَقَلَء‬
Insane, crazy َ‫مَنـَ َونََ(ج)َمَاََي‬
Ignorant َ‫جَاىَلََ(ج)َجَهَلَء‬
Silly, foolish, simple-minded َ‫َىَبَلَءََ(ج)َىَبَل‬-ََ‫أَىَبَل‬
َ‫عَبَيَطََ(ج)َعَبَطَاء‬
Stupid, fatuous; or disagreeable,
nasty َ‫سَخَيَفَ(ج)َسَخَفَاء‬
Stupid َ‫غَبََ(ج)َأَغَبَيَاء‬
Smart َ‫َذكَيََ(ج)َأََذكَيَاء‬
Clever ‫شَاطَرََ(ج)َشَاطََرَون‬
Smart, intelligent َ‫َبَيَوََ(ج)َ ـَبـَهَاء‬
Wise (wisdom) )َ‫حَكَيَمََ(ج)َحَكَمَاءََ(حَكَم‬
Genius َ‫عَبـَقََريََ(ج)َعَبَاقََرة‬
Noble َ‫َبَيَلََ(ج)َ ـَبَلَء‬
Honorable َ‫شََريَفََ(ج)َشََرفَاء‬
Honest, trustworthy
(honesty/trustworthiness) )‫أَمَيََ(ج)َأَمَنَاءََ(أَمَاََة‬
Truthful َ‫صَادَق‬
Honest, scrupulous, has integrity َ‫ََزيَوََ(ج)َ ـََزىَاء‬
Liar َ‫كَذَاب‬
To lie )َ‫َيَكَذَبََ(كَذَب‬-ََ‫كَذَب‬
Treacherous, betrayer َ‫غَدَار‬
To betray or act treacherously
against ‫َيـَغَدَرََ(غَدَرَ)َبـ‬-ََ‫غَدَر‬
)‫َيَ َونََ(خَيَاََة‬-ََ‫خَان‬
Swindler َ‫َصَاب‬
Cunning, sly, deceitful َ‫مَكَار‬
To trick, deceive )‫َيََدعََ(خَدَعَة‬-ََ‫خََدع‬
Cruel (cruelty) )‫قَاسََ(ج)َقَسَاةَ(قَسََوة‬
To be cruel to ‫َيـَقَسَوََ(قَسََوةَ)َعَلى‬-َ‫قَسَا‬
Naive, clueless َ‫سَ َاذجََ(ج)َسَذَاج‬
Optimistic ‫مَتـَفَائَل‬
Pessimistic َ‫مَتَشَائَم‬
Unique ‫فََريَد‬
Funny َ‫مَضَحَك‬
* Note that in Arabic the preposition you usually use with emotions is ‫( من‬min).
Ex. ‫( مكسوف من‬embarrassed by), ‫( مبسوطَمن‬happy about), ‫( غضبانَمن‬angry at), ‫مستغرب‬
‫( َمن‬surprised at), etc.