Arabic colors vocabulary

English
color
colored

Standard
Arabic

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Transliteration

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mulawwan

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milawwin

faatiH

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aami'

dark

aamiq

daakin

barraaq

black

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laami3
aswad (masc.), sudaa'
(fem.), suud (pl.)

to become black

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iswadda - yaswaddu

to blacken (s.t.)

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sawwada - yusawwidu

white

to whiten (s.t.)

(iswidaad)

(taswiid)

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abyaD - beiDaa' (pl.)

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bayyaDa - yubayyiDu

blue

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to become blue

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Transliteration

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shiny

Arabic

loon (pl.) alwaan

light

bright

Egyptian

biiD

(tabyiiD)

azraq - zarqaa' (pl.)

zurq
izraqqa - yazraqqu
(izriqaaq)

faa'i3

aahi'

lam3i

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iswid - sooda (pl.)

suud
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sawwid - yisawwid
(taswiid)
abyaD - beiDa (pl.)
biiD
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azra' - zar'a (pl.)

zur'
izra'' - yazra''
(izri'aa')

navy blue

kuHli

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royal blue

zahri

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sky blue

samaa'i

samaawi

baby blue

labani

indigo
turquoise

green

to become green

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feiruuzi
axDar - xaDraa' (pl.)
xuDr
ixDarra - yaxDarru
(ixDiraar)

mustard (brownish)
green

zeituuni

pastel green

red

to become red

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urjuwaani

aHmar - Hamraa' (pl.)

Humr
iHmarra - yaHmarru
(iHmiraar)

scarlet

qrimzi

pink

zahri

orange
yellow

to become yellow

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wardi
burtuqaali
aSfar - Safraa' (pl.)
Sufr
iSfarra - yaSfarru
(iSfiraar)

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niili
faruuzi
axDar - xaDra (pl.)
xuDr

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ginzaari
zeiti

kammuuni

zatuuni

kurumbi

banafsigi

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aHmar - Hamra
(pl.) Humr

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qurmuzi

shocking pink
rose-colored

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dark green

purple

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bluish green

olive green

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bambi
bambi msaxsax
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burtu'aani
aSfar - Safra (pl.)
Sufr
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canary yellow

kanaari

lemon yellow

lamuuni

brown

bunni

light brown
light brown
(particularly of eyes)
brown-skinned (or
euphemistic for
black)

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asmar - samraa' (pl.)

sumr

wheat-colored

blond (complexion)
chestnut
cream
grey

baSali

3asali

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fair-skinned

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baahit
aqar - aqraa' (pl.)
uqr

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(complexion)

pale, washed out

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asmar - samra (pl.)

sumr

'amHi

abyaDaani - beiDa
(pl.) biiD
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a'ar - a'ra (pl.)
u'r

kastanaa'i
aSfar aaHib

ramaadi

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ruSaaSi

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gold

dahabi

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dahabi

silver

fiDDi

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faDDi

beige

bei

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ivory

off-white
burgundy
maroon

loon al-3aaj

loon il-3aag

samni
nibiti
zibiibi