أصلح

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Arabic[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Root
ص ل ح (ṣ-l-ḥ)

Cognate with Hebrew הִצְלִיחַ (hitslíakh, “succeed”).

Verb[edit]

أَصْلَحَ • (ʔaṣlaḥa) IV, non-past يُصْلِحُ‎ (yuṣliḥu)

  1. (transitive) to make (something bad) better; to mend
    Synonym: حَسَّنَ (ḥassana, “to make (something) better; to refine”)
    Antonym: أَفْسَدَ (ʔafsada, “to make (something good) bad; to vitiate; to spoil; to corrupt; to pervert”)
    1. to repair (something malfunctioning, such as a machine or a device); to fix
      Antonyms: أَفْسَدَ (ʔafsada), أَتْلَفَ (ʔatlafa, “to damage; to mar”), خَرَّبَ (ḵarraba, “to ruin; to vandalize; to sabotage”), كَسَرَ (kasara, “to break; to break up”), حَطَّمَ (ḥaṭṭama, “to crash; to wreck”), عَطَّلَ (ʕaṭṭala, “to render nonfunctional; to corrupt”)
      هٰذَا الرَّجُلُ يُجِيدُ إِصْلَاحَ الْأَجْهِزَةِ الْمُتَعَطِّلَة.
      hāḏā r-rajulu yujīdu ʔiṣlāḥa al-ʔajhizati l-mutaʕaṭṭila.
      This man excels at repairing nonfunctional machines and devices.
    2. to reform (something); to improve
      اَلْإِصْلَاحُ الْبُرُوتِسْتَانْتِيّ
      al-ʔiṣlāḥu al-burūtistāntiyy
      The Protestant Reformation
      حِزْبُ الْإِصْلَاح
      ḥizbu l-ʔiṣlāḥ
      The Reform Party
      جَمَاعَةُ إِصْلَاحِ مَالِيزِيَا
      jamāʕatu ʔiṣlāḥi mālīziyā
      The Reform of Malaysia Organization
      • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 2:11-12:
        وَإِذَا قِيلَ لَهُمْ لَا تُفْسِدُوا فِي الْأَرْضِ قَالُوا إِنَّمَا نَحْنُ مُصْلِحُونَ أَلَا إِنَّهُمْ هُمُ الْمُفْسِدُونَ وَلَٰكِن لَّا يَشْعُرُونَ.
        waʔiḏā qīla lahum lā tufsidū fī l-ʔarḍi qālū ʔinnamā naḥnu muṣliḥūna ʔalā ʔinnahum humu l-mufsidūna walākin llā yašʕurūna.
        And when it is said to them, "Do not spread corruption on the earth!" they say, "We are but reformers!" They are the corrupters, but they are senseless!
    3. to better (something or someone) morally; to moralize; to uplift; to correct
      Synonym: أَدَّبَ (ʔaddaba, “to better (someone) morally especially by beating or reproach; to castigate; to discipline”)
      (Can we date this quote?), al-Qurṭubī, الجامع لأحكام القرآن [The Collection of the Ordainments of the Qur'an]:
      وَمِنْ مَنَافِعِ الْعَصَا ضَرْبُ الرَّجُلِ نِسَاءَهُ بِهَا فِيمَا يُصْلِحُهُمْ وَيُصْلِحُ حَالَهُ وَحَالَهُمْ مَعَهُ
      wamin manāfiʕi l-ʕaṣā ḍarbu r-rajuli nisāʔahu bihā fīmā yuṣliḥuhum wayuṣliḥu ḥālahu waḥālahum maʕahu
      Among the benefits of the stick is beating one's women with it to improve them and to improve [with it] one's life and theirs too.
  2. (intransitive) to fix relations [+ بَيْنَ (between)], to make peace, to reconcile; to harmonize
    Synonym: وَفَّقَ (waffaqa, “to make agree or compatible; to match; to harmonize”)
    Antonyms: أَلَّبَ (ʔallaba, “to incite; to stir up”), هَيَّجَ (hayyaja, “to rouse; to inflame; to provoke”), نَفَّرَ (naffara, “to drive away as from hate or disgust; to repel”), أَفْسَدَ (ʔafsada, “to spread corruption and falsehood so as to agitate and fuel sedition”)
    أَصْلَحَ بَيْنَ الْمُتَخَاصِمَيْنِ
    ʔaṣlaḥa bayna l-mutaḵāṣimayni
    He reconciled between the two squabblers.
    • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 4:128:
      وَإِنِ ٱمْرَأَةٌ خَافَتْ مِن بَعْلِهَا نُشُوزًا أَوْ إِعْرَاضًا فَلَا جُنَاحَ عَلَيْهِمَا أَن يُصْلِحَا بَيْنَهُمَا صُلْحًا وَٱلصُّلْحُ خَيْرٌ
      waʔini mraʔatun ḵāfat min baʕlihā nušūzan ʔaw ʔiʕrāḍan falā junāḥa ʕalayhimā ʔan yuṣliḥā baynahumā ṣulḥan waṣ-ṣulḥu ḵayrun
      And if a woman fears from her husbans any inharmony or rebuffing, there is no blame on them if they reconcile. Indeed, reconciliation is good!
Conjugation[edit]
Conjugation of
أَصْلَحَ
(form-IV sound)
verbal noun
الْمَصْدَر
ʔiṣlāḥ
active participle
اِسْم الْفَاعِل
muṣliḥ
passive participle
اِسْم الْمَفْعُول
muṣlaḥ
active voice
الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
singular
الْمُفْرَد 		dual
الْمُثَنَّى 		plural
الْجَمْع
1st person
الْمُتَكَلِّم 		2nd person
الْمُخَاطَب 		3rd person
الْغَائِب 		2nd person
الْمُخَاطَب 		3rd person
الْغَائِب 		1st person
الْمُتَكَلِّم 		2nd person
الْمُخَاطَب 		3rd person
الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative
الْمَاضِي 		m
ʔaṣlaḥtu
ʔaṣlaḥta
أَصْلَحَ

ʔaṣlaḥa
ʔaṣlaḥtumā
ʔaṣlaḥā
ʔaṣlaḥnā
ʔaṣlaḥtum
ʔaṣlaḥū
f
ʔaṣlaḥti
ʔaṣlaḥat
ʔaṣlaḥatā
ʔaṣlaḥtunna
ʔaṣlaḥna
non-past (imperfect) indicative
الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع 		m
أُصْلِحُ

ʔuṣliḥu
tuṣliḥu
yuṣliḥu
tuṣliḥāni
yuṣliḥāni
nuṣliḥu
tuṣliḥūna
yuṣliḥūna
f
tuṣliḥīna
tuṣliḥu
tuṣliḥāni
tuṣliḥna
yuṣliḥna
subjunctive
الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب 		m
أُصْلِحَ

ʔuṣliḥa
tuṣliḥa
yuṣliḥa
tuṣliḥā
yuṣliḥā
nuṣliḥa
tuṣliḥū
yuṣliḥū
f
tuṣliḥī
tuṣliḥa
tuṣliḥā
tuṣliḥna
yuṣliḥna
jussive
الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم 		m
أُصْلِحْ

ʔuṣliḥ
tuṣliḥ
yuṣliḥ
tuṣliḥā
yuṣliḥā
nuṣliḥ
tuṣliḥū
yuṣliḥū
f
tuṣliḥī
tuṣliḥ
tuṣliḥā
tuṣliḥna
yuṣliḥna
imperative
الْأَمْر 		m
أَصْلِحْ

ʔaṣliḥ
ʔaṣliḥā
ʔaṣliḥū
f
ʔaṣliḥī
ʔaṣliḥna
passive voice
الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول
singular
الْمُفْرَد 		dual
الْمُثَنَّى 		plural
الْجَمْع
1st person
الْمُتَكَلِّم 		2nd person
الْمُخَاطَب 		3rd person
الْغَائِب 		2nd person
الْمُخَاطَب 		3rd person
الْغَائِب 		1st person
الْمُتَكَلِّم 		2nd person
الْمُخَاطَب 		3rd person
الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative
الْمَاضِي 		m
ʔuṣliḥtu
ʔuṣliḥta
أُصْلِحَ

ʔuṣliḥa
ʔuṣliḥtumā
ʔuṣliḥā
ʔuṣliḥnā
ʔuṣliḥtum
ʔuṣliḥū
f
ʔuṣliḥti
ʔuṣliḥat
ʔuṣliḥatā
ʔuṣliḥtunna
ʔuṣliḥna
non-past (imperfect) indicative
الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع 		m
أُصْلَحُ

ʔuṣlaḥu
tuṣlaḥu
yuṣlaḥu
tuṣlaḥāni
yuṣlaḥāni
nuṣlaḥu
tuṣlaḥūna
yuṣlaḥūna
f
tuṣlaḥīna
tuṣlaḥu
tuṣlaḥāni
tuṣlaḥna
yuṣlaḥna
subjunctive
الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب 		m
أُصْلَحَ

ʔuṣlaḥa
tuṣlaḥa
yuṣlaḥa
tuṣlaḥā
yuṣlaḥā
nuṣlaḥa
tuṣlaḥū
yuṣlaḥū
f
tuṣlaḥī
tuṣlaḥa
tuṣlaḥā
tuṣlaḥna
yuṣlaḥna
jussive
الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم 		m
أُصْلَحْ

ʔuṣlaḥ
tuṣlaḥ
yuṣlaḥ
tuṣlaḥā
yuṣlaḥā
nuṣlaḥ
tuṣlaḥū
yuṣlaḥū
f
tuṣlaḥī
tuṣlaḥ
tuṣlaḥā
tuṣlaḥna
yuṣlaḥna

Etymology 2[edit]

Root
ص ل ح (ṣ-l-ḥ)

Elative of صَالِح (ṣāliḥ, “correct; honest, upright; sound, whole; pious; suitable”).

Adjective[edit]

أَصْلَح • (ʔaṣlaḥ)

  1. elative degree of صَالِح (ṣāliḥ):
    1. more correct; most correct
    2. more honest, more upright; most honest, most upright
    3. more sound, more whole; most sound, most whole
    4. more pious; most pious
    5. more suitable; most suitable
Declension[edit]
Declension of adjective أَصْلَح (ʔaṣlaḥ)
Singular Masculine Feminine
basic singular diptote singular unknown
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Informal أَصْلَح
ʔaṣlaḥ 		الْأَصْلَح
al-ʔaṣlaḥ 		?
? 		?
?
Nominative أَصْلَحُ
ʔaṣlaḥu 		الْأَصْلَحُ
al-ʔaṣlaḥu 		?
? 		?
?
Accusative أَصْلَحَ
ʔaṣlaḥa 		الْأَصْلَحَ
al-ʔaṣlaḥa 		?
? 		?
?
Genitive أَصْلَحَ
ʔaṣlaḥa 		الْأَصْلَحِ
al-ʔaṣlaḥi 		?
? 		?
?
Dual Masculine Feminine
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Informal أَصْلَحَيْن
ʔaṣlaḥayn 		الْأَصْلَحَيْن
al-ʔaṣlaḥayn 		?
? 		?
?
Nominative أَصْلَحَانِ
ʔaṣlaḥāni 		الْأَصْلَحَانِ
al-ʔaṣlaḥāni 		?
? 		?
?
Accusative أَصْلَحَيْنِ
ʔaṣlaḥayni 		الْأَصْلَحَيْنِ
al-ʔaṣlaḥayni 		?
? 		?
?
Genitive أَصْلَحَيْنِ
ʔaṣlaḥayni 		الْأَصْلَحَيْنِ
al-ʔaṣlaḥayni 		?
? 		?
?
Plural Masculine Feminine
plural unknown plural unknown
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Informal ?
? 		?
? 		?
? 		?
?
Nominative ?
? 		?
? 		?
? 		?
?
Accusative ?
? 		?
? 		?
? 		?
?
Genitive ?
? 		?
? 		?
? 		?
?
Antonyms[edit]
References[edit]
  • Wehr, Hans (1979) “صلح”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN

Etymology 3[edit]

Verb[edit]

أَصْلَحُ • (ʔaṣlaḥu) (form I)

  1. first-person singular non-past active indicative of صَلَحَ (ṣalaḥa)

Verb[edit]

أَصْلَحَ • (ʔaṣlaḥa) (form I)

  1. first-person singular non-past active subjunctive of صَلَحَ (ṣalaḥa)

Verb[edit]

أَصْلَحْ • (ʔaṣlaḥ) (form I)

  1. first-person singular non-past active jussive of صَلَحَ (ṣalaḥa)

Verb[edit]

أَصْلُحُ • (ʔaṣluḥu) (form I)

  1. first-person singular non-past active indicative of صَلَحَ (ṣalaḥa)
  2. first-person singular non-past active indicative of صَلُحَ (ṣaluḥa)

Verb[edit]

أَصْلُحَ • (ʔaṣluḥa) (form I)

  1. first-person singular non-past active subjunctive of صَلَحَ (ṣalaḥa)
  2. first-person singular non-past active subjunctive of صَلُحَ (ṣaluḥa)

Verb[edit]

أَصْلُحْ • (ʔaṣluḥ) (form I)

  1. first-person singular non-past active jussive of صَلَحَ (ṣalaḥa)
  2. first-person singular non-past active jussive of صَلُحَ (ṣaluḥa)

Etymology 4[edit]

Verb[edit]

أُصَلِّحُ • (ʔuṣalliḥu) (form II)

  1. first-person singular non-past active indicative of صَلَّحَ (ṣallaḥa)

Verb[edit]

أُصَلِّحَ • (ʔuṣalliḥa) (form II)

  1. first-person singular non-past active subjunctive of صَلَّحَ (ṣallaḥa)

Verb[edit]

أُصَلِّحْ • (ʔuṣalliḥ) (form II)

  1. first-person singular non-past active jussive of صَلَّحَ (ṣallaḥa)

Verb[edit]

أُصَلَّحُ • (ʔuṣallaḥu) (form II)

  1. first-person singular non-past passive indicative of صَلَّحَ (ṣallaḥa)

Verb[edit]

أُصَلَّحَ • (ʔuṣallaḥa) (form II)

  1. first-person singular non-past passive subjunctive of صَلَّحَ (ṣallaḥa)

Verb[edit]

أُصَلَّحْ • (ʔuṣallaḥ) (form II)

  1. first-person singular non-past passive jussive of صَلَّحَ (ṣallaḥa)

South Levantine Arabic[edit]

Root
ص ل ح
3 terms

Etymology[edit]

Learned borrowing from Arabic أَصْلَحَ (ʔaṣlaḥa).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ʔasˤ.laħ/, [ˈʔɑsˤ.lˤɑħ]
  • Audio (al-Lidd)(file)

Verb[edit]

أصلح • (ʔaṣlaḥ) IV (present بصلح (biṣleḥ))

  1. (formal) to fix, reform

Conjugation[edit]

    Conjugation of أصلح (ʔaṣlaḥ)
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
past m أصلحت (ʔaṣlaḥt) أصلحت (ʔaṣlaḥt) أصلح (ʔaṣlaḥ) أصلحنا (ʔaṣlaḥna) أصلحتو (ʔaṣlaḥtu) أصلحو (ʔaṣlaḥu)
f اصلحتي (ʔaṣlaḥti) أصلحت (ʔaṣlaḥat)
present m بصلح (baṣliḥ) بتصلح (btiṣliḥ) بصلح (biṣliḥ) منصلح (mniṣliḥ) بتصلحو (btiṣliḥu) بصلحو (biṣliḥu)
f بتصلحي (btiṣliḥi) بتصلح (btiṣliḥ)
subjunctive m اصلح (aṣliḥ) تصلح (tiṣliḥ) يصلح (yiṣliḥ) نصلح (niṣliḥ) تصلحو (tiṣliḥu) يصلحو (yiṣliḥu)
f تصلحي (tiṣliḥi) تصلح (tiṣliḥ)
imperative m اصلح (iṣliḥ) اصلحو (iṣliḥu)
f اصلحي (iṣliḥi)
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