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صَدَّق
to believe /ˈsˤad.da.qa/
verbA1#253 most common
Also: to credit, give credence to, to confirm, verify, to ratify, certify
Example sentences
أنا أُصَدِّقُكَ.
I believe you.
هل تُصَدِّقُ هذا الخبر؟
Do you believe this news?
لم يُصَدِّق أحدٌ قِصَّتَهُ الغريبة.
No one believed his strange story.
صَدَّقْتُ كلامَهُ في البداية ثم اكتشفتُ الحقيقة.
I believed his words at first, then I discovered the truth.
من الصعب أن نُصَدِّقَ كلَّ ما يُنشَر على وسائل التواصل.
It is hard to believe everything posted on social media.
لو أخبرتُكَ بما حدث في الاجتماع لما صَدَّقْتَني.
If I told you what happened in the meeting, you would not believe me.
Conjugation
| Present Active | Simple Past Active | Simple Future Active | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1sg | أُصَدِّقُ | صَدَّقْتُ | سَأُصَدِّقُ |
| 2sg | تُصَدِّقُ | صَدَّقْتَ | سَتُصَدِّقُ |
| 3sg | يُصَدِّقُ | صَدَّقَ | سَيُصَدِّقُ |
| 1pl | نُصَدِّقُ | صَدَّقْنَا | سَنُصَدِّقُ |
| 2pl | تُصَدِّقُونَ | صَدَّقْتُمْ | سَتُصَدِّقُونَ |
| 3pl | يُصَدِّقُونَ | صَدَّقُوا | سَيُصَدِّقُونَ |
Word family
صِدْقtruth, sincerity
صَادِقtruthful, sincere
صَدِيقfriendتَصْدِيقbelief; ratification, verificationصَدَقةalms, charity
Etymology
صَدَّق comes from the Semitic root ص-د-ق, which carries the sense of truth and sincerity. The basic verb صَدَقَ means to tell the truth. The Form II pattern, with a doubled middle consonant, turns this into a factitive: to treat as true, that is, to believe. The same root gives صِدْق (truth) and صَدَقة (alms).
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