A1noun
صَدِيقٌ
ṣadīqun
friend
Example
هُوَ صَدِيقِي الْمُفَضَّلُ.
huwa ṣadīqī al-mufaḍḍalu.
He is my best friend.
Grammar
Feminine: ṣadīqa (صَدِيقَةٌ). Plural: aṣdiqāʾ (أَصْدِقَاءُ). Root ṣ-d-q relates to truth/sincerity.
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Arabic root
ص-د-ق
6 words from this root family
A1noun
صَديقَة
ṣadīqa
friend (female)
Example
صَديقَتي مِن مِصر
ṣadīqatī min Miṣr
My friend is from Egypt
A1noun
صَداقَة
ṣadāqa
friendship
Example
الصَّداقَةُ كَنزٌ ثَمين
aṣ-ṣadāqatu kanzun thamīn
Friendship is a precious treasure
B2noun
مِصْدَاقِيَّة
miṣdāqiyya
credibility
Example
فَقَدَتِ القَناةُ مِصداقِيَّتَها لَدى الجُمهور.
faqadati l-qanātu miṣdāqiyyatahā ladā l-jumhūr.
The channel lost its credibility with the public.
A2verb
صَدَقَ
ṣadaqa
he was truthful / he fulfilled (a promise)
Example
صَدَقَ اللَّهُ وَرَسُولُهُ
ṣadaqa Allāhu wa-rasūluh
Allah and His Messenger spoke the truth (33:22)
Grammar
Form I verb. Noun: صِدْقٌ (truthfulness). Active participle: صَادِقٌ (truthful). صَدَقَةٌ (charity) is from the same root.
Culture
Truthfulness (ṣidq) is among the highest virtues in Islam. Abu Bakr was given the title aṣ-Ṣiddīq (the Truthful).
A2noun
صَدَقَةٌ
ṣadaqah
charity / voluntary alms
Example
مَنْ ذَا الَّذِي يُقْرِضُ اللَّهَ قَرْضًا حَسَنًا فَيُضَاعِفَهُ لَهُ
man dhā alladhī yuqriḍu Allāha qarḍan ḥasanan fayuḍāʿifahu lah
Who is it that would loan Allah a goodly loan so He may multiply it for him? (2:245)
Grammar
Feminine noun. Plural: صَدَقَاتٌ. From the same root as صِدْقٌ (truthfulness) — charity proves the sincerity of faith. Distinguished from زَكَاةٌ (obligatory).
Culture
Voluntary charity (ṣadaqah) is described as a 'beautiful loan to God' — God promises to multiply it many times over.