هذه سلعة معيبة.

Because سلعة is a feminine singular noun, and the demonstrative has to match it.

• هذا = this for masculine singular nouns
• هذه = this for feminine singular nouns

So:

• هذا كتاب = This is a book
• هذه سلعة = This is a product / item

Even though English uses just this for both, Arabic distinguishes masculine and feminine.

هذه means this for a feminine singular noun.

In careful Modern Standard Arabic, it is usually pronounced hādhihi.

A few notes:

• ها gives the long hā
• ذ is like the th in this
• The final ه is pronounced in full/formal reading

So the whole word is approximately:

hā-dhi-hi

In pause or less formal pronunciation, native speakers may reduce it a bit, but for learners, hādhihi is a good standard pronunciation.

سلعة means something like:

• commodity
• product
• item
• goods (depending on context)

In this sentence, a natural translation is usually:

• This is a defective item
• This is a defective product
• This item is defective (depending on how you interpret the structure)

It is a feminine noun, which is why the other words referring to it are feminine too.

In Arabic, nouns have grammatical gender. سلعة is treated as feminine.

One clue is that it ends in ة (tāʾ marbūṭa), which often marks feminine nouns.

So because سلعة is feminine:

• the demonstrative is هذه
• the adjective is معيبة, not معيب

This kind of agreement is very important in Arabic.

معيبة means defective, faulty, or flawed.

It is feminine because it describes سلعة, which is feminine.

Compare:

• سلعة معيبة = a defective item (feminine)
• منتج معيب = a defective product (masculine)

The word is related to the root ع-ي-ب, which has to do with defect, fault, or flaw.
For example:

• عيب = defect / flaw / shame (depending on context)
• معيب = defective / flawed (masculine)
• معيبة = defective / flawed (feminine)

Because in Arabic, present-tense nominal sentences usually do not need a verb meaning is / are.

So:

• هذه سلعة معيبة literally looks like:
• This defective item

But it means:

• This is a defective item or
• This item is defective

Arabic commonly leaves out is in the present tense.

If you wanted the past tense, then you would use a verb, for example:

• كانت هذه سلعة معيبة = This was a defective item

The most direct grammatical reading is:

• هذه = this
• سلعة = predicate noun: an item / a product
• معيبة = adjective describing سلعة

So the structure is:

This is a defective item.

However, in English, people may also translate it naturally as:

This item is defective.

That version is especially common in practical contexts like returns, complaints, or quality control.

A useful comparison:

• هذه سلعة معيبة = This is a defective item
• هذه السلعة معيبة = This item is defective

The second one is more clearly the item itself is defective, because السلعة is definite.

This is a very common learner question.

In هذه سلعة معيبة, the noun سلعة is indefinite because it is functioning as the predicate of the sentence:

• هذه = subject/topic
• سلعة معيبة = predicate: a defective item

So the meaning is roughly:

• This is a defective item

If you say:

• هذه السلعة معيبة

then السلعة is definite, and the meaning is more like:

• This item is defective
• This product is defective

So the difference is:

• هذه سلعة معيبة = identifies what this is
• هذه السلعة معيبة = says something about a specific known item

Because معيبة is an adjective that follows the noun it describes, and here it matches سلعة in gender.

So:

• سلعة معيبة = a defective item

That whole phrase works together.

Also, هذه is a demonstrative pronoun here, not the noun being directly modified by the adjective. In other words, the sentence breaks down like this:

• هذه = this
• سلعة معيبة = a defective item

So the adjective belongs with سلعة, not with هذه.

In fully vocalized formal Arabic, it would typically be:

هٰذِهِ سِلْعَةٌ مَعِيبَةٌ

With case endings:

• سِلْعَةٌ = nominative indefinite
• مَعِيبَةٌ = adjective matching it

Why nominative? Because in a simple nominal sentence like this, the predicate is nominative.

In normal everyday writing, these endings are usually omitted, so you usually just see:

هذه سلعة معيبة

The final ة is called tāʾ marbūṭa.

Its pronunciation depends on context:

• In pause, it is usually pronounced like -a
• When followed by grammatical endings or in certain grammatical constructions, it can sound like -t

So:

• سلعة in pause sounds roughly like silʿa
• معيبة in pause sounds roughly like maʿība

But in fully inflected reading:

• سلعةٌ = silʿatun
• معيبةٌ = maʿībatun

This is normal and important to get used to.

The letter ع is one of the sounds English speakers usually find difficult.

It is a voiced sound produced deep in the throat. There is no exact English equivalent.

In this sentence:

• سلعة contains ع
• معيبة also contains ع

Approximate pronunciations:

• سلعة ≈ silʿa
• معيبة ≈ maʿība

The symbol ʿ is often used in transliteration to show ع.

A practical tip:

• Do not replace it with a full English vowel if you can avoid it.
• Even a slight constriction in the throat is better than ignoring it completely.

Yes. سلعة معيبة is a noun phrase meaning:

• a defective item
• a faulty product

Here:

• سلعة = noun
• معيبة = adjective

The adjective comes after the noun in Arabic and agrees with it.

So inside the full sentence:

• هذه = this
• سلعة معيبة = a defective item

That is why the whole sentence means:

• This is a defective item

Yes. You could say similar things with different nouns, but the agreement would change depending on gender.

For example:

• هذا منتج معيب = This is a defective product
  (منتج is masculine, so use هذا and معيب)

• هذه بضاعة معيبة = This is defective merchandise
  (بضاعة is feminine, so use هذه and معيبة)

So whenever you change the noun, check:

1. Is it masculine or feminine?
2. Does the demonstrative match?
3. Does the adjective match?

It would be natural in situations like:

• returning something to a shop
• making a customer complaint
• describing a faulty item in a formal setting
• discussing quality control

For example, a customer might say:

• هذه سلعة معيبة، وأريد استبدالها
  This is a defective item, and I want to replace it

In everyday conversation, people might also choose slightly different wording, but this sentence is perfectly good Modern Standard Arabic.