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صادِق
an honest, truthful person /ˈsˤaː.diq/
nounB1#1697 most common
Also: truth-teller, sincere person, Sadiq (male given name)
Example sentences
هو صادِق.
He is honest.
أنا رَجُلٌ صادِق.
I am an honest man.
نَثِقُ بِهِ لِأنَّهُ صادِق.
We trust him because he is truthful.
الصّادِقُ يَقولُ الحَقَّ حَتّى لَوْ كانَ صَعْباً.
The honest person tells the truth even when it is hard.
لا يَخافُ الصّادِقُ مِنَ السُّؤالِ، فَكَلامُهُ واحِدٌ في كُلِّ مَوْقِف.
The truthful person does not fear questioning, for his words stay the same in every situation.
إنَّ المَرْءَ الصّادِقَ في نِيَّتِهِ وقَوْلِهِ يَكْسِبُ ثِقَةَ النّاسِ وإنْ طالَ الزَّمَن.
The person who is sincere in intention and in speech earns people's trust, however long it takes.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | صادِقٌ | صادِقونَ |
| Genitive | صادِقٍ | صادِقينَ |
| Accusative | صادِقاً | صادِقينَ |
| Vocative | يا صادِقُ | يا صادِقونَ |
Word family
صَدَقَto tell the truth
صِدْقtruthfulness, honestyصَديقfriend
صَداقةfriendship
تَصْديقbelief, ratification
Etymology
صادِق comes from the Semitic root ص-د-ق (ṣ-d-q), which carries the sense of truth, sincerity, and being right. It is the active participle of the verb صَدَقَ, "to tell the truth." The same root sits behind a wide family of Arabic words for honesty, friendship, and charity.
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