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صالِح
good, righteous /ˈsˤaː.lɪħ/
adjectiveB1#1442 most common
Also: suitable, fit, valid, usable, virtuous, pious
Example sentences
هو رجل صالِح.
He is a good man.
هذا الماء صالِح للشرب.
This water is safe to drink.
التذكرة غير صالِحة بعد اليوم.
The ticket is no longer valid after today.
نبحث عن مرشّح صالِح لهذا المنصب المهم.
We are looking for a suitable candidate for this important post.
يذكر القرآن المؤمنين الصالِحين الذين يعملون الخير.
The Quran mentions the righteous believers who do good.
لم يعد هذا العقد القديم صالِحاً من الناحية القانونية بعد التعديلات الأخيرة.
This old contract is no longer legally valid after the recent amendments.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | صالِحٌ (ṣāliḥun) | صالِحونَ (ṣāliḥūna) |
| Genitive | صالِحٍ (ṣāliḥin) | صالِحينَ (ṣāliḥīna) |
| Accusative | صالِحاً (ṣāliḥan) | صالِحينَ (ṣāliḥīna) |
| Vocative | يا صالِحُ (yā ṣāliḥu) | يا صالِحونَ (yā ṣāliḥūna) |
Word family
صَلاح (ṣalāḥ)righteousness, goodness
إِصْلاح (ʾiṣlāḥ)reform, repair
صُلْح (ṣulḥ)reconciliation, peace
أَصْلَحَ (ʾaṣlaḥa)to repair, set right
مَصْلَحة (maṣlaḥa)interest, benefit
Etymology
صالِح is the active participle of the Form I verb صَلَحَ, to be good, sound, or suitable. It comes from the Semitic root ṣ-l-ḥ, which carries the sense of being right, whole, and in good order. The same root yields صَلاح, righteousness, and إصلاح, repair or reform. Cognate roots appear in other Semitic languages with related meanings of prospering and succeeding.
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