أنت قبيح
The phrase "you're ugly" in Arabic is أنت قبيح.
How does it change in a sentence?
When addressing a female, the phrase changes to أنتِ قبيحة.
Did you know?
- The word قبيح 'ugly' is the root for the word قبح 'ugliness', which in certain religious contexts refers to things that are forbidden or abhorrent to God.
- In some Arabic literary traditions, the opposite of قبيح 'ugly' is not just 'beautiful', but حسن 'good', linking beauty directly to goodness.
- The word أنت is a direct descendant of the Proto-Semitic '*ʔanta', meaning the way you say 'you' has remained remarkably stable for millennia.
Examples in context
- أنت غير جميلYou're not beautiful
- أنت قبيح جداً.Anta qabih jiddan.You are very ugly.
Example conversation
Two siblings are arguing in the living room.
- نور Nourأنت قبيح ومزعج.Anta qabih wa muz'ij.You are ugly and annoying.
- زياد Ziadأنا لست كذلك يا نور.Ana lastu kadhalika ya Nour.I am not like that, Nour.
- نور Nourبل أنت قبيح بالفعل.Bal anta qabih bil-fi'l.Rather, you are actually ugly.
- زياد Ziadتوقفي عن قول هذا لي.Tawaqqafi 'an qawl hadha li.Stop saying this to me.
Sources
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries أنت, CC BY-SA 4.0.
