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صَرِيح
explicit /sˤaˈriːħ/
adjectiveB1#1986 most common
Also: frank, candid, clear-cut
Example sentences
هٰذا جَوابٌ صَريح.
This is a clear answer.
هُوَ رَجُلٌ صَريحٌ جِدّاً.
He is a very frank man.
أُحِبُّ الكَلامَ الصَريحَ بَينَ الأصدِقاء.
I like frank talk between friends.
كانَ صَريحاً مَعي وأخبَرَني بِرَأيِهِ الحَقيقيّ.
He was frank with me and told me his real opinion.
أعطاني رَفضاً صَريحاً دونَ أيِّ مُجامَلة.
He gave me an outright refusal without any flattery.
يُعَدُّ هٰذا القَرارُ انتِهاكاً صَريحاً لِلقانونِ الدُوَليّ.
This decision is considered a flagrant violation of international law.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | صَريحٌ | صُرَحاءُ |
| Genitive | صَريحٍ | صُرَحاءَ |
| Accusative | صَريحاً | صُرَحاءَ |
| Vocative | يا صَريحُ | يا صُرَحاءُ |
Word family
صَراحةfrankness, candor
صَرَّحَto declare, state openly
تَصْريحstatement, official permit
بِصَراحةfrankly, to be honest
Etymology
The word comes from the Semitic triliteral root ص-ر-ح (ṣ-r-ḥ), which carries the sense of clarity and purity. It follows the adjectival pattern faʿīl, common for stable qualities. The same root yields the verb صَرَّحَ, to declare or state openly, and the noun صَراحة, frankness.
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