صدقة

Arabic

Etymology

From Aramaic צְדַקְתָּא (ṣǝḏaqtā), from the root equalling the Arabic root ص د ق (ṣ-d-q). Cognate to Hebrew צְדָקָה (ṣədāqā).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sˤa.da.qa/

Noun

صَدَقَة • (ṣadaqa) f (dual صَدَقَتَانِ (ṣadaqatāni), plural صَدَقَات (ṣadaqāt))

1. alms; charitable gift; charity

Declension

Declension of noun صَدَقَة (ṣadaqa)

Singular	singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	صَدَقَة ṣadaqa	الصَّدَقَة aṣ-ṣadaqa	صَدَقَة ṣadaqat
Nominative	صَدَقَةٌ ṣadaqatun	الصَّدَقَةُ aṣ-ṣadaqatu	صَدَقَةُ ṣadaqatu
Accusative	صَدَقَةً ṣadaqatan	الصَّدَقَةَ aṣ-ṣadaqata	صَدَقَةَ ṣadaqata
Genitive	صَدَقَةٍ ṣadaqatin	الصَّدَقَةِ aṣ-ṣadaqati	صَدَقَةِ ṣadaqati
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	صَدَقَتَيْن ṣadaqatayn	الصَّدَقَتَيْن aṣ-ṣadaqatayn	صَدَقَتَيْ ṣadaqatay
Nominative	صَدَقَتَانِ ṣadaqatāni	الصَّدَقَتَانِ aṣ-ṣadaqatāni	صَدَقَتَا ṣadaqatā
Accusative	صَدَقَتَيْنِ ṣadaqatayni	الصَّدَقَتَيْنِ aṣ-ṣadaqatayni	صَدَقَتَيْ ṣadaqatay
Genitive	صَدَقَتَيْنِ ṣadaqatayni	الصَّدَقَتَيْنِ aṣ-ṣadaqatayni	صَدَقَتَيْ ṣadaqatay
Plural	sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	صَدَقَات ṣadaqāt	الصَّدَقَات aṣ-ṣadaqāt	صَدَقَات ṣadaqāt
Nominative	صَدَقَاتٌ ṣadaqātun	الصَّدَقَاتُ aṣ-ṣadaqātu	صَدَقَاتُ ṣadaqātu
Accusative	صَدَقَاتٍ ṣadaqātin	الصَّدَقَاتِ aṣ-ṣadaqāti	صَدَقَاتِ ṣadaqāti
Genitive	صَدَقَاتٍ ṣadaqātin	الصَّدَقَاتِ aṣ-ṣadaqāti	صَدَقَاتِ ṣadaqāti

Descendants

• Hausa: sadaka
  • Yoruba: sàráà
• Persian: صدقه (sadaqe)
  • → Bengali: সদকা (sôdka)
  • Azerbaijani: sədəqə
  • Indonesian: sedekah
  • Kazakh: садақа (sadaqa)
  • Malay: sedekah
  • Turkish: sadaka
• → Swahili: sadaka
• → Serbo-Croatian: sadaka

Noun

صَدُقَة • (ṣaduqa) f (dual صَدُقَتَانِ (ṣaduqatāni), plural صَدُقَات (ṣaduqāt))

1. dowry
   • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 4:4:

     وَآتُوا ٱلنِّسَاءَ صَدُقَاتِهِنَّ نِحْلَةً

     waʔātū n-nisāʔa ṣaduqātihinna niḥlatan

     And give unto the women (whom ye marry) free gift of their marriage portions (Pickthall)

Declension

Declension of noun صَدُقَة (ṣaduqa)

Singular	singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	صَدُقَة ṣaduqa	الصَّدُقَة aṣ-ṣaduqa	صَدُقَة ṣaduqat
Nominative	صَدُقَةٌ ṣaduqatun	الصَّدُقَةُ aṣ-ṣaduqatu	صَدُقَةُ ṣaduqatu
Accusative	صَدُقَةً ṣaduqatan	الصَّدُقَةَ aṣ-ṣaduqata	صَدُقَةَ ṣaduqata
Genitive	صَدُقَةٍ ṣaduqatin	الصَّدُقَةِ aṣ-ṣaduqati	صَدُقَةِ ṣaduqati
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	صَدُقَتَيْن ṣaduqatayn	الصَّدُقَتَيْن aṣ-ṣaduqatayn	صَدُقَتَيْ ṣaduqatay
Nominative	صَدُقَتَانِ ṣaduqatāni	الصَّدُقَتَانِ aṣ-ṣaduqatāni	صَدُقَتَا ṣaduqatā
Accusative	صَدُقَتَيْنِ ṣaduqatayni	الصَّدُقَتَيْنِ aṣ-ṣaduqatayni	صَدُقَتَيْ ṣaduqatay
Genitive	صَدُقَتَيْنِ ṣaduqatayni	الصَّدُقَتَيْنِ aṣ-ṣaduqatayni	صَدُقَتَيْ ṣaduqatay
Plural	sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	صَدُقَات ṣaduqāt	الصَّدُقَات aṣ-ṣaduqāt	صَدُقَات ṣaduqāt
Nominative	صَدُقَاتٌ ṣaduqātun	الصَّدُقَاتُ aṣ-ṣaduqātu	صَدُقَاتُ ṣaduqātu
Accusative	صَدُقَاتٍ ṣaduqātin	الصَّدُقَاتِ aṣ-ṣaduqāti	صَدُقَاتِ ṣaduqāti
Genitive	صَدُقَاتٍ ṣaduqātin	الصَّدُقَاتِ aṣ-ṣaduqāti	صَدُقَاتِ ṣaduqāti

References

• Fraenkel, Siegmund (1880) De vocabulis in antiquis Arabum carminibus et in Corano peregrinis‎^[1] (in Latin), Leiden: E. J. Brill, page 20
• Jeffery, Arthur (1938) The Foreign Vocabulary of the Qurʾān (Gaekwad’s Oriental Series; 79), Baroda: Oriental Institute, page 194
• Rudolph, Wilhelm (1922) Die Abhängigkeit des Qorans von Judentum und Christentum (in German), Stuttgart: W. Kohlhammer, pages 60–61
• Torrey, Charles Cutler (1933) The Jewish foundation of Islam‎^[2], New York: Jewish Institute of Religion Press – Bloch Publishing Co., Agents, page 141
• Wehr, Hans (1979) “صدق”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN