Colors of the Levant: Learn Basic Colors in Arabic
Let’s bring some color into your Arabic!
In Arabic, colors are adjectives, which means they change depending on the gender and number of the noun they describe. That’s right—colors in Arabic can be masculine, feminine, or plural, and many of them are quite irregular in form.
To make things easier, we’ve organized the colors into categories based on how their feminine and plural forms behave. Get ready to notice some patterns—and a few exceptions too! Practice saying them out loud, and start describing your world in Arabic!
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Red
أَحمَر/ حَمرا /حُِمُِر
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White
أَبيَض/بَيضا/بيض
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Green
أَخضَر/ خَضرا / خُِضُِر
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Blue
أَزرَق/ زَرقا / زُِرُِق
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Brown / whole weat / dark skinneed
أَسمَر / سَمرا / سُِمُِر
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Black
أَسوَد / سَودا / سود
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Yellow
أَصفَر/ صَفرا / صُِفُِر
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Orange
بُردقاني/ة/ين
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Purple / violet
بَنَفسَجي/ة/ين
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Grey
رمادي/ة/ين
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Pink
زَهري/ ة / ين
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Brown
بُنّي/ة/ين
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Olive
زَيتوني/ ة / ين
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Silver
فِضّي/ ة / ين
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Pink / rose
وَردي/ة/ين
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Golden
ذَهَبي/ة/ين
Invariable Colors (no gender/plural change)
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Purple
موف
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Turquoise*
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