صالح

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Arabic

Root
ص ل ح (ṣ l ḥ)
20 terms

Etymology

Derived from the active participle of صَلَحَ (ṣalaḥa, to be good, right, proper; to be sound, whole; to suit; etc.).

Pronunciation

Adjective

صَالِح (ṣāliḥ) (feminine صَالِحَة (ṣāliḥa), masculine plural صَالِحُون (ṣāliḥūn) or صُلَّاح (ṣullāḥ) or صُلُوح (ṣulūḥ), elative أَصْلَح (ʔaṣlaḥ))

  1. in good condition, sound, whole
  2. honest, upright, good, just, virtuous, right
  3. pious
  4. suitable, fit
  5. copious, frequent

Declension

Noun

صَالِح (ṣāliḥm (plural صَوَالِح (ṣawāliḥ))

  1. good, advantage, benefit, interest

Declension

Proper noun

صَالِح (ṣāliḥm

  1. a male given name, Salih
  2. (Islam) Saleh, a prophet of Islam

Declension

See also

Malay

Etymology 1

Adjective

صالح

  1. Jawi spelling of salih‎.

Proper noun

صالح

  1. Jawi spelling of Soleh (Salih)‎.

Etymology 2

Adjective

صالح

  1. Jawi spelling of salih‎.

Etymology 3

Adjective

صالح

  1. Jawi spelling of salih‎.

Persian

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Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic صَالِح (ṣāliḥ).

Pronunciation

Readings
Classical reading? sālih
Dari reading? sāleh
Iranian reading? sâleh
Tajik reading? soleh

Proper noun

Dari صالح
Iranian Persian
Tajik Солеҳ

صالح (sâleh)

  1. (Islam) a prophet in Islam.
  2. a male given name from Arabic

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian صَالِح (sālih), from Arabic صَالِح (ṣāliḥ).

Pronunciation

Adjective

صالِح (sālih) (Hindi spelling सालिह)

  1. virtuous, pious, righteous

Proper noun

صالِح (sālihm (Hindi spelling सालिह)

  1. (Islam) Saleh, Salih
  2. a male given name from Arabic

References

  • صالح”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
  • صالح”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary , Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.