صحيح

See also: صحیح‎

Arabic

Etymology

From the root ص ح ح‎ (ṣ-ḥ-ḥ); compare صَحَّ‎ (ṣaḥḥa, “to be healthy, to be correct”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /sˤa.ħiːħ/
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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))

complete, perfect, whole
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.
correct
Synonym: صَوَاب‎ (ṣawāb)

Antonym: خَطَأ‎ (ḵaṭaʔ)
true
authentic
valid
regular
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
Dual	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

(true, valid): بَاطِل‎ (bāṭil)

Descendants

Moroccan Arabic: صحيح‎ (ṣḥīḥ)
→ Pashto: صحيح‎ (sahih)
→ Persian: صحیح‎ (sahih)
- → Hindustani:
  Hindi: सही (sahī)
  Urdu: صحیح‎ (sahīh)
- → Punjabi: صَحِیح‎ (ṣaḥīḥ), سَہِی‎ (sahī), ਸਹੀ (sahī)
→ 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))

South Levantine Arabic

Root
ص ح ح‎

Etymology

From Arabic صَحِيح‎ (ṣaḥīḥ).

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

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

true, right, correct
Synonym: مظبوط‎ (maẓbūṭ)

Antonym: غلط‎ (ḡalaṭ)