صِدْق
truthfulness
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Highlights
Feminine
صَادِقَة
Masculine plural
صَادِقُون
Feminine plural
صَادِقَات، صَوَادِقُ
Elative
أَصْدَق
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Most common words from the same root
صَادِق in English
Adjective
- telling the truth, truthful, veracious
قُلْ هَاتُوا بُرْهَانَكُمْ إِنْ كُنْتُمْ صَادِقِينَSay, ‘Produce your evidence, if you are telling the truth.’609–632 CE, Qur'an, 2:111
- true
- sincere, candid
- genuine, faithful, authentic
Word origin
Derived from the active participle of صَدَقَ (ṣadaqa, “to be sincere, to be right, to come true”). Compare Hebrew צדיק (tsadiq, “honest, righteous”).
Words from the root ص-د-ق
Arabic verbs come in forms; each form's nouns are listed under its verb. See the whole root on one page →
صَدَقَ
· present يَصْدُقُ
Form I · The plain action
to be truthful, to speak the truth; to tell (someone) the truth; to be sincere
صَدَّقَ
· present يُصَدِّقُ
Form II · Causative or intensive
to believe, to accept that (someone) is telling the truth; to believe, to accept as true; to believe in
صَادَقَ
· present يُصَادِقُ
Form III · Done to or with someone
to befriend; to ratify, to certify, to substantiate
مُصَادَقَة
authentication
صِدَاق
مُصَادِق
مُصَادَق
تَصَدَّقَ
· present يَتَصَدَّقُ
Form V · Reflexive of Form II
to give alms; to donate, to give as charity
تَصَدُّق
alms
مُتَصَدِّق
مُتَصَدَّق
تَصَادَقَ
· present يَتَصَادَقُ
Form VI · Mutual action
to fraternize, befriend each other
تَصَادُق
مُتَصَادِق
مُتَصَادَق
صَادِق: plural and other forms
| Singular | صَادِق |
|---|---|
| Feminine | صَادِقَة |
| Masculine plural | صَادِقُون |
| Feminine plural | صَادِقَات، صَوَادِقُ |
| Elative (more / most) | أَصْدَق |
صَادِق in a sentence
Dictionary examples
telling the truth
قُلْ هَاتُوا بُرْهَانَكُمْ إِنْ كُنْتُمْ صَادِقِينَSay, ‘Produce your evidence, if you are telling the truth.’609–632 CE, Qur'an, 2:111
From a fully vowelled text
وَمَنْ قَبِلَ شَهَادَتَهُ فَقَدْ خَتَمَ أَنَّ اللهَ صَادِقٌ،He that hath received his testimony hath set to his seal that God is true.John 3:33, Smith & Van Dyke (1865) / KJV
مَدْعُوًّا مِنَ اللهِ رَئِيسَ كَهَنَةٍ عَلَى رُتْبَةِ مَلْكِي صَادَقَ.Called of God an high priest after the order of Melchisedec.Hebrews 5:10, Smith & Van Dyke (1865) / KJV
لأَنَّهُ كَانَ بَعْدُ فِي صُلْبِ أَبِيهِ حِينَ اسْتَقْبَلَهُ مَلْكِي صَادَقَ.For he was yet in the loins of his father, when Melchisedec met him.Hebrews 7:10, Smith & Van Dyke (1865) / KJV
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