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صِدْق
truthfulness /ˈsˤidq/
nounB1#2550 most common
Also: honesty, sincerity, veracity
Example sentences
هُوَ رَجُلُ صِدْقٍ.
He is a man of honesty.
أُحِبُّ الصِّدْقَ دائِمًا.
I always love honesty.
قالَ الحَقيقَةَ بِصِدْقٍ.
He told the truth with sincerity.
الصِّدْقُ أَساسُ الثِّقَةِ بَيْنَ النّاسِ.
Honesty is the basis of trust between people.
يَنْبَغي أَنْ نُرَبِّيَ أَبْناءَنا عَلى الصِّدْقِ مُنْذُ الصِّغَرِ.
We should raise our children on honesty from a young age.
إِنَّ صِدْقَ النِّيَّةِ يَنْعَكِسُ عَلى صِدْقِ العَمَلِ.
The sincerity of intention shows itself in the sincerity of action.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | صِدْقٌ | — |
| Genitive | صِدْقٍ | — |
| Accusative | صِدْقًا | — |
| Vocative | يا صِدْقُ | — |
Word family
صَدَقَto tell the truth, to be truthful
صادِقtruthful, sincereصَديقfriend
صَدَقَةcharity, alms
تَصْديقconfirmation, verification
Etymology
Ṣidq comes from the Semitic triliteral root ṣ-d-q, which carries the core sense of being true, correct, or upright. The same root gives Arabic its words for a truthful person, a friend, and charitable giving, since all three involve acting in line with what is right. This is a Semitic root, not an Indo-European one.
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