بشع
bashiʿmasculine
In Lebanese Arabic "ugly" is بشع (bashiʿ) for a masculine noun and بشعة (bashiʿa) for a feminine one. The formal word is قبيح (ʔabīḥ).
Meaning: not pleasant to look at (adjective)
Ways to say it
| Lebanese | Romanization | Note |
|---|---|---|
| بشع | bashiʿ | masculine |
| قبيح | ʔabīḥ | formal |
| بشعة | bashiʿa | feminine |
بشع can describe a thing, a place or a situation. Said about a person it is rude, so people often soften it with مش حلو (mish ḥelu), "not nice".
How does it change in a sentence?
The word agrees with what it describes: منظر بشع (manẓar bashiʿ) is an ugly view and صورة بشعة (ṣūra bashiʿa) is an ugly picture.
Did you know?
- The everyday word for good looking is حلو (ḥelu) for a man or thing and حلوة (ḥelwe) for a woman or feminine noun.
Examples in context
- هيدا منظر بشع.haydā manẓar bashiʿ.This is an ugly view.
- الصورة مش حلوة.eṣ-ṣūra mish ḥelwe.The picture is not nice.
- القميص بشع، ما بحبّو.el-ʔamīṣ bashiʿ, mā bḥebbo.The shirt is ugly, I do not like it.
Example conversation
Nour and her sister Lina look at curtains in a shop.
- Nourشو رأيك بهالستاير؟shū raʔyik b-hal-sattāyer?What do you think of these curtains?
- Linaبصراحة، لونن بشع.bi-ṣarāḥa, lawnon bashiʿ.Honestly, their color is ugly.
- Nourمعك حق، منشوف غيرن.maʿik ḥaʔʔ, mnishūf ghēron.You are right, let us look at others.
