صحيح

See also: صحیح

Arabic

Etymology
Root
ص ح ح (ṣ-ḥ-ḥ)

Compare صَحَّ (ṣaḥḥa, “to be healthy, to be correct”). Cognate with Hebrew צח (tsákh, “pure, unblemished”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /sˤa.ħiːħ/
  • Audio(file)

Adjective

صَحِيح • (ṣaḥīḥ) (feminine صَحِيحَة (ṣaḥīḥa), common plural صِحَاح (ṣiḥāḥ), masculine plural صَحِيحُون (ṣaḥīḥūn) or أَصِحَّاء (ʔaṣiḥḥāʔ) or أَصِحَّة (ʔaṣiḥḥa), feminine plural صَحِيحَات (ṣaḥīḥāt) or صَحَائِح (ṣaḥāʔiḥ), elative أَصَحّ (ʔaṣaḥḥ))

  1. complete, perfect, whole
  2. sound, healthy
    الصِّحَّةُ تَاجٌ عَلَى رُؤُوسِ الْأَصِحَّاءِ لَا يَرَاهُ إِلَّا الْمَرْضَى.
    aṣ-ṣiḥḥatu tājun ʕalā ruʔūsi al-ʔaṣiḥḥāʔi lā yarāhu ʔillā l-marḍā.
    Health is a crown on the heads of the healthy, that only the ill can see.
  3. correct
    Synonym: صَوَاب (ṣawāb)
    Antonym: خَطَأ (ḵaṭaʔ)
  4. true
  5. authentic
  6. valid
  7. regular
  8. genuine

Declension
Declension of adjective صَحِيح (ṣaḥīḥ)
Singular Masculine Feminine
basic singular triptote singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Informal صَحِيح
ṣaḥīḥ		 الصَّحِيح
aṣ-ṣaḥīḥ		 صَحِيحَة
ṣaḥīḥa		 الصَّحِيحَة
aṣ-ṣaḥīḥa
Nominative صَحِيحٌ
ṣaḥīḥun		 الصَّحِيحُ
aṣ-ṣaḥīḥu		 صَحِيحَةٌ
ṣaḥīḥatun		 الصَّحِيحَةُ
aṣ-ṣaḥīḥatu
Accusative صَحِيحًا
ṣaḥīḥan		 الصَّحِيحَ
aṣ-ṣaḥīḥa		 صَحِيحَةً
ṣaḥīḥatan		 الصَّحِيحَةَ
aṣ-ṣaḥīḥata
Genitive صَحِيحٍ
ṣaḥīḥin		 الصَّحِيحِ
aṣ-ṣaḥīḥi		 صَحِيحَةٍ
ṣaḥīḥatin		 الصَّحِيحَةِ
aṣ-ṣaḥīḥati
Dual Masculine Feminine
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Informal صَحِيحَيْن
ṣaḥīḥayn		 الصَّحِيحَيْن
aṣ-ṣaḥīḥayn		 صَحِيحَتَيْن
ṣaḥīḥatayn		 الصَّحِيحَتَيْن
aṣ-ṣaḥīḥatayn
Nominative صَحِيحَانِ
ṣaḥīḥāni		 الصَّحِيحَانِ
aṣ-ṣaḥīḥāni		 صَحِيحَتَانِ
ṣaḥīḥatāni		 الصَّحِيحَتَانِ
aṣ-ṣaḥīḥatāni
Accusative صَحِيحَيْنِ
ṣaḥīḥayni		 الصَّحِيحَيْنِ
aṣ-ṣaḥīḥayni		 صَحِيحَتَيْنِ
ṣaḥīḥatayni		 الصَّحِيحَتَيْنِ
aṣ-ṣaḥīḥatayni
Genitive صَحِيحَيْنِ
ṣaḥīḥayni		 الصَّحِيحَيْنِ
aṣ-ṣaḥīḥayni		 صَحِيحَتَيْنِ
ṣaḥīḥatayni		 الصَّحِيحَتَيْنِ
aṣ-ṣaḥīḥatayni
Plural Masculine Feminine
sound masculine plural‎; basic broken plural diptote‎; broken plural triptote in ـَة (-a)‎; basic broken plural triptote sound feminine plural‎; basic broken plural diptote‎; basic broken plural triptote
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Informal صَحِيحِين‎; أَصِحَّاء‎; أَصِحَّة‎; صِحَاح
ṣaḥīḥīn‎; ʔaṣiḥḥāʔ‎; ʔaṣiḥḥa‎; ṣiḥāḥ		 الصَّحِيحِين‎; الْأَصِحَّاء‎; الْأَصِحَّة‎; الصِّحَاح
aṣ-ṣaḥīḥīn‎; al-ʔaṣiḥḥāʔ‎; al-ʔaṣiḥḥa‎; aṣ-ṣiḥāḥ		 صَحِيحَات‎; صَحَائِح‎; صِحَاح
ṣaḥīḥāt‎; ṣaḥāʔiḥ‎; ṣiḥāḥ		 الصَّحِيحَات‎; الصَّحَائِح‎; الصِّحَاح
aṣ-ṣaḥīḥāt‎; aṣ-ṣaḥāʔiḥ‎; aṣ-ṣiḥāḥ
Nominative صَحِيحُونَ‎; أَصِحَّاءُ‎; أَصِحَّةٌ‎; صِحَاحٌ
ṣaḥīḥūna‎; ʔaṣiḥḥāʔu‎; ʔaṣiḥḥatun‎; ṣiḥāḥun		 الصَّحِيحُونَ‎; الْأَصِحَّاءُ‎; الْأَصِحَّةُ‎; الصِّحَاحُ
aṣ-ṣaḥīḥūna‎; al-ʔaṣiḥḥāʔu‎; al-ʔaṣiḥḥatu‎; aṣ-ṣiḥāḥu		 صَحِيحَاتٌ‎; صَحَائِحُ‎; صِحَاحٌ
ṣaḥīḥātun‎; ṣaḥāʔiḥu‎; ṣiḥāḥun		 الصَّحِيحَاتُ‎; الصَّحَائِحُ‎; الصِّحَاحُ
aṣ-ṣaḥīḥātu‎; aṣ-ṣaḥāʔiḥu‎; aṣ-ṣiḥāḥu
Accusative صَحِيحِينَ‎; أَصِحَّاءَ‎; أَصِحَّةً‎; صِحَاحًا
ṣaḥīḥīna‎; ʔaṣiḥḥāʔa‎; ʔaṣiḥḥatan‎; ṣiḥāḥan		 الصَّحِيحِينَ‎; الْأَصِحَّاءَ‎; الْأَصِحَّةَ‎; الصِّحَاحَ
aṣ-ṣaḥīḥīna‎; al-ʔaṣiḥḥāʔa‎; al-ʔaṣiḥḥata‎; aṣ-ṣiḥāḥa		 صَحِيحَاتٍ‎; صَحَائِحَ‎; صِحَاحًا
ṣaḥīḥātin‎; ṣaḥāʔiḥa‎; ṣiḥāḥan		 الصَّحِيحَاتِ‎; الصَّحَائِحَ‎; الصِّحَاحَ
aṣ-ṣaḥīḥāti‎; aṣ-ṣaḥāʔiḥa‎; aṣ-ṣiḥāḥa
Genitive صَحِيحِينَ‎; أَصِحَّاءَ‎; أَصِحَّةٍ‎; صِحَاحٍ
ṣaḥīḥīna‎; ʔaṣiḥḥāʔa‎; ʔaṣiḥḥatin‎; ṣiḥāḥin		 الصَّحِيحِينَ‎; الْأَصِحَّاءِ‎; الْأَصِحَّةِ‎; الصِّحَاحِ
aṣ-ṣaḥīḥīna‎; al-ʔaṣiḥḥāʔi‎; al-ʔaṣiḥḥati‎; aṣ-ṣiḥāḥi		 صَحِيحَاتٍ‎; صَحَائِحَ‎; صِحَاحٍ
ṣaḥīḥātin‎; ṣaḥāʔiḥa‎; ṣiḥāḥin		 الصَّحِيحَاتِ‎; الصَّحَائِحِ‎; الصِّحَاحِ
aṣ-ṣaḥīḥāti‎; aṣ-ṣaḥāʔiḥi‎; aṣ-ṣiḥāḥi

Antonyms

Descendants
  • Moroccan Arabic: صحيح (ṣḥīḥ)
  • → Ottoman Turkish: صحیح (ṣaḥîḥ)
    Turkish: > sahih (inherited), ⇒ sahi
  • → Pashto: صحيح (sahih)
  • → Persian: صحیح (sahih)
  • → Swahili: sahihi

References
  • Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884) “صحيح”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary‎, London: W.H. Allen
  • Wehr, Hans (1979) “صحيح”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN

Moroccan Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic صَحِيح (ṣaḥīḥ).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /sˤħiːħ/
  • Audio(file)

Adjective

صحيح • (ṣḥīḥ) (feminine صحيحة (ṣḥīḥa), common plural صحاح (ṣḥāḥ), masculine plural صحيحين (ṣḥīḥīn), feminine plural صحيحات (ṣḥīḥāt), elative أصحح (ʔaṣḥaḥ) or صحح (ṣḥaḥ))

  1. healthy
  2. strong
  3. correct

Sindhi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian صحیح (sahih).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [səhɪhʊ]

Adjective

صَحِيحُ • (sahihu) (Devanagari सहिहु)

  1. true, right, correct, rectified, ascertained, precise

References
  • Parmanand, Mewaram (1910) “صَحِيح”, in Sindhi-English Dictionary, Hyderabad, Sindh: The Sind Juvenile Co-operative Society
  • Khānu, Balocu (1960-1988) “صَحِيحُ”, in Jāmiʻ Sindhī lughāta (in Sindhi), Ḥaidarābād, Sindhu: Sindhī Adabī Borḍ

South Levantine Arabic
Root
ص ح ح
2 terms

Etymology

From Arabic صَحِيح (ṣaḥīḥ).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /sˤħiːħ/, [sˤħiːħ]
  • Audio (Ramallah)(file)

Adjective

صحيح • (ṣḥīḥ) (feminine صحيحة (ṣḥīḥa), elative أصحّ (ʔaṣaḥḥ))

  1. true, right, correct
    Synonym: مظبوط (maẓbūṭ)
    Antonym: غلط (ḡalaṭ)

See also
  • صح (ṣaḥḥ, “right!, true!”, interjection)
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