How to say "difficult, hard" in Arabic
New wordMeaningdifficult, hard
Arabic · Modern Standard Arabic
صَعْب
ṣaʿbצעב
صعب
Hebrew · Modern Hebrew
קשה
kasheكَاشِي
How the two words are related
New word
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Arabic root
ص-ع-بLearn it
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How people actually say it in the spoken dialects, where it differs from the standard word.
Moroccan · Morocco — Casablanca, Rabat, Fes
صْعِيب
ṣʿībצעיבDarija uses the long shape: ṣʿīb.
In a phrase
سُؤَال صَعْب
suʾāl ṣaʿbסאאל צעבa difficult question
Plural
صِعَاب
ṣiʿābצעאבbroken plural CiCāC — like كبير→كبار
Feminine
صَعْبَة
ṣaʿbaצעבה