Every color word on the CEFR-levelled Lock&Learn Arabic lists with its romanization and meaning, the beginner ones in a real sentence. Filter it, flip it into flashcards, or carry it on your Lock Screen with Lock&Learn Arabic.
The color words of Arabic, from the basic red, blue, white and black to the rarer shades that appear higher up the CEFR-levelled Lock&Learn Arabic lists, each with its reading and meaning.
In Lock&Learn Arabic these words sit in their level packs (Beginner, Elementary, Intermediate, Upper Intermediate and more), one per glance on the widget: a fully vocalized word waits with its romanization; one tap reveals the meaning and a real sentence. Beginner is free in full; every other pack opens with a free preview.
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| Arabic | Romanization | Meaning | Level | Example |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| أَبْيَض | abyaḍ | white | A1 | الْقَمَرُ أَبْيَضُ.Al-qamaru abyaḍu.The moon is white. |
| أَحْمَر | aḥmar | red | A1 | هَذَا القَمِيصُ أَحْمَرُ.Hadhā al-qamīṣu aḥmaru.This shirt is red. |
| أَخْضَر | akhḍar | green | A1 | هَذَا قَمِيصٌ أَخْضَرُ.Hadhā qamīṣun akhḍaru.This shirt is green. |
| أَزْرَق | azraq | blue | A1 | السَّمَاءُ أَزْرَقُ.Al-ssamāʾu azraqu.The sky is blue. |
| أَصْفَر | aṣfar | the color yellow | A1 | هَذَا القَلَمُ أَصْفَرُ.Hadhā al-qalamu aṣfaru.This pen is yellow. |
| أَلْوان | alwān | colors | A1 | تُحِبُّ ابْنَتِي الْأَلْوَانَ الْجَمِيلَةَ.Tuḥibbu abnatī al-ʾalwāna al-jamīlata.My daughter likes pretty colors. |
| بُرْتُقالِيّ | burtuqāliyy | orange color | A1 | الْقَمِيصُ بُرْتُقالِيٌّ.Al-qamīṣu burtuqāliyyun.The shirt is orange. |
| رَمادِيّ | ramādiyy | gray color | A1 | السَّمَاءُ رَمَادِيَّةٌ اليَوْمَ.Al-ssamāʾu ramādiyyatun al-yawma.The sky is gray today. |
| أَسْوَد | aswad | black | A1 | هَذَا قَلَمٌ أَسْوَدُ.Hadhā qalamun aswadu.This pen is black. |
| لَوْن | lawn | color | A1 | مَا لَوْنُكَ الْمُفَضَّلُ؟Mā lawnuka al-mufaḍḍalu?What is your favorite color? |
| بَنَفْسَجِيّ | banafsajiyy | violet or purple | A2 | |
| ذَهَبِيّ | dhahabiyy | golden | A2 | |
| غامِق | ghāmiq | dark in shade | A2 | |
| مُلَوَّن | mulawwan | colorful or colored | A2 | |
| وَرْدِيّ | wardiyy | pink or rosy | A2 | |
| كُحْلِيّ | kuḥliyy | deep navy blue | B1 | |
| سَواد | sawād | blackness or black color | B2 | |
| سَماوِيّ | samāwiyy | celestial or blue | B2 | |
| صِبْغَة | ṣibgha | color or dye | C1 | |
| فَيْروزِيّ | fayrwziyy | turquoise in color | C1 | |
| قِرْمِزِيّ | qirmiziyy | scarlet red color | C1 |
Words from the Lock&Learn Arabic deck, built on the Arabic CEFR-classified word list of Khallaf and Sharoff (2021). Definitions adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Vowel marks are shown in full and the romanization is generated; example sentences are original Lock&Learn content.
The table lists every color word on the CEFR-levelled Lock&Learn Arabic lists, 21 in all, beginner colors first. Each shows the word, its reading and its English meaning, and the beginner-level words come with a real sentence.
10 from A1, 5 from A2, 1 from B1, 2 from B2, 3 from C1. The level chip on each row says where the word sits, so you can stop at your level or read ahead. Beginner-level words carry a real example sentence; the rest show word, romanization and meaning, with their sentences in the app.
Install Lock&Learn Arabic, then touch and hold your Lock Screen, tap Customize, tap the widget area and choose Lock&Learn Arabic. Enable the level packs these words come from (Beginner, Elementary, Intermediate and more). A fully vocalized word waits with its romanization; one tap reveals the meaning and a real sentence.
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