Here are Arabic words for colors & shapes to start with: أسود (aswad, black), أزرق (azraq, blue), أخضر (akhdar, green), برتقالي (burtuqali, orange). Below are 48 words (A1–C2) with their English translations, part of speech and a romanization to help you say them, across 6 themed lists.
| English | Arabic | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| black | أسودaswad | adj | A1 |
| blue | أزرقazraq | adj | A1 |
| green | أخضرakhdar | adj | A1 |
| orange | برتقاليburtuqali | adj | A1 |
| purple | أرجوانيurjuwani | adj | A1 |
| red | أحمرahmar | adj | A1 |
| white | أبيضabyad | adj | A1 |
| yellow | أصفرasfar | adj | A1 |
| English | Arabic | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| bright | زاهzahi | adj | A1 |
| brown | بنيbunni | adj | A1 |
| pink | ورديwardi | adj | A1 |
| colorful | ملونmulawwan | adj | A2 |
| amber | كهرمانيkahramani | adj | B1 |
| crimson | قرمزيqirmizi | adj | B1 |
| emerald | زمرديzumurrudi | adj | B1 |
| ivory | عاجي'aji | adj | B1 |
| English | Arabic | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| shade | تدرج لونيtadarruj lawni | noun | A2 |
| tone | درجة لونيةdaraja lawniyya | noun | A2 |
| pastel | باستيلbastil | adj | B2 |
| opaque | معتمmu'tim | adj | C1 |
| pigment | مادة ملونةmadda mulawwana | noun | C1 |
| vibrant | زاهzahin | adj | C1 |
| chromatic | لونيlawni | adj | C2 |
| spectrum | طيفtayf | noun | C2 |
| English | Arabic | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| cool color | لون باردlawn barid | noun | B1 |
| primary color | لون أساسيlawn asasi | noun | B1 |
| secondary color | لون ثانويlawn thanawi | noun | B1 |
| warm color | لون دافئlawn dafi' | noun | B1 |
| complementary | مكملmukammil | adj | B2 |
| dye | صبغةsibgha | noun | B2 |
| hue | درجة اللونdarajat al-lawn | noun | B2 |
| tint | لون فاتحlawn fatih | noun | B2 |
| English | Arabic | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| bronze | برونزيbronzi | adj | B1 |
| indigo | نيليnili | adj | B1 |
| lavender | بنفسجي فاتحbanafsaji fatih | adj | B1 |
| teal | أزرق مخضرazraq mukhaddar | adj | B1 |
| khaki | كاكيkaki | adj | B2 |
| olive | زيتونيzaytuni | adj | B2 |
| scarlet | أحمر قانahmar qani | adj | B2 |
| tan | بني فاتحbunni fatih | adj | B2 |
| English | Arabic | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| diagonal | قطرqutr | noun | B1 |
| ellipse | القطع الناقصal-qat' an-naqis | noun | B1 |
| hexagon | مسدسmusaddas | noun | B1 |
| octagon | مثمنmuthamman | noun | B1 |
| perpendicular | عمودي'amudi | adj | B1 |
| polygon | مضلعmudalla' | noun | B1 |
| prism | موشورmishwar | noun | B1 |
| sphere | كرةkura | noun | B1 |
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You could start with words like أسود (aswad, black), أزرق (azraq, blue), أخضر (akhdar, green), برتقالي (burtuqali, orange). This page lists 48 Arabic words for colors & shapes (A1–C2), each with its English translation and part of speech.
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