Levantine Arabic/Emotions

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Many emotions can be described by a stative verb. They usually have a related adjective ending in ـان (-ān), which acts like an active participle.

Emotions[edit | edit source]

Past tense Present tense Adjective
فرح (fireḥ) بفرح (bifraḥ) to be happy, glad فرحان (farḥān) happy, glad
انبسط (inbasaṭ) بنبسط (binbaseṭ) to enjoy, have fun مبسوط (mabsūṭ) happy, pleased
حزن (ḥizen) بحزن (biḥzan) to feel sad حزين (ḥazīn), حزنان (ḥaznān) sad
زعل (ziʕel) بزعل (bizʕal) to be angry, annoyed
to be upset, distressed
زعلان (zaʕlān) angry, annoyed
upset, distressed
- - - كئيب (ka'īb) gloomy, depressed
قلق ('ile') بقلق (ni'la') to become worried
to be concerned
قلقان ('al'ān) worried, concerned
خاف (ḵāf) بخاف (biḵāf) to be afraid, scared خايف (ḵāyef) afraid, scared
خجل (ḵijil) بخجل (biḵjal) to be embarrassed, ashamed خجلان (ḵajlān) embarrassed, ashamed
تحمّس (tḥammas) بتحمّس (bitḥammes) to be enthusiastic, excited متحمّس (mitḥammes) enthusiastic, excited
حسد (hasad) بحسد (biḥsed) to envy, be envious حاسد (hāsed) envious
غار (ḡār) بغار (biḡār) to be jealous غيران (ḡērān) jealous

The body[edit | edit source]

Past tense Present tense Adjective
تعب (tiʕeb) يتعب (bitʕab) to become tired تعبان (taʕbān) tired; unwell, sick
نعس (niʕes) بنعس (binʕas) to feel drowsy, sleepy
to dose, nod off
نعسان (naʕsān) sleepy, drowsy
جاع (jāʕ) بجوع (bijūʕ) to be hungry جوعان (jūʕān) hungry
شبعibeʕ) بشبع (bišbaʕ) to become full, satisfied
to become fed up
شبعان (šabʕān) full (eating), satisfied
عطشiṭeš) بعطش (biʕṭaš) to be/become thirsty عطشان (ʕaṭšān) thirsty
برد (barad) ببرد (bubrod) to become cold
to catch a cold
بردان (bardān) feeling cold
دفي (difi) بدفى (bidfa) to warm up دفيان (dafyān) feeling warm
- - - شوبان (šōbān) feeling hot