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صَلُح
to be good, suitable, or fit /sˤaˈlu.ħa/
verbB1#1749 most common
Also: to be proper or righteous, to be of use, to be valid
Example sentences
هَذَا القَلَمُ يَصْلُحُ لِلكِتَابَةِ.
This pen is good for writing.
لا تَصْلُحُ هَذِهِ المِياهُ لِلشُّرْبِ.
This water is not fit for drinking.
هَل تَصْلُحُ هَذِهِ الأَرْضُ لِزِراعَةِ القَمْحِ؟
Is this land suitable for growing wheat?
صَلُحَ حالُهُ بَعْدَ سَنَواتٍ مِنَ التَّعَبِ.
His situation improved after years of hardship.
مَن صَلُحَتْ سَريرَتُهُ صَلُحَتْ عَلانِيَتُهُ.
Whoever's inner self is sound, his outward conduct is sound.
لا يَصْلُحُ لِهَذَا المَنْصِبِ إلّا مَن جَمَعَ بَيْنَ العِلْمِ وَالأَمانَةِ.
Only one who combines knowledge and integrity is fit for this post.
Conjugation
| Present Active | Simple Past Active | Simple Future Active | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1sg | أَصْلُحُ | صَلُحْتُ | سَأَصْلُحُ |
| 2sg | تَصْلُحُ | صَلُحْتَ | سَتَصْلُحُ |
| 3sg | يَصْلُحُ | صَلُحَ | سَيَصْلُحُ |
| 1pl | نَصْلُحُ | صَلُحْنَا | سَنَصْلُحُ |
| 2pl | تَصْلُحُونَ | صَلُحْتُمْ | سَتَصْلُحُونَ |
| 3pl | يَصْلُحُونَ | صَلُحُوا | سَيَصْلُحُونَ |
Word family
صَالِحgood, righteous, suitable
صُلْحpeace, reconciliation
إِصْلَاحreform, repair
مَصْلَحَةinterest, benefitصَلَاحgoodness, righteousness
Etymology
The verb comes from the common Semitic root ṣ-l-ḥ, which carries the idea of soundness, wholeness, and good order. The form صَلُحَ uses the faʿula pattern, which marks a settled state or quality rather than an action. From the same root come words for peace, reform, and righteousness.
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