A1verb
أَصْلَحَ
aṣlaḥa
to fix / to repair
Example
أصلحتُ السيارةَ عندَ الميكانيكيِّ
aṣlaḥtu as-sayyārata ʿinda al-mīkānīkiyyi
I fixed the car at the mechanic
Grammar
Form IV verb (أَفْعَلَ). Past: aṣlaḥa, Present: yuṣliḥu.
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Arabic root
ص-ل-ح
4 words from this root family
B2noun
مُصْطَلَح
muṣṭalaḥ
term / terminology
Example
هذا المُصطَلَحُ شائِعٌ في الأَدَبِ القانونِيّ.
hādhā l-muṣṭalaḥu shāʾiʿun fī l-adabi l-qānūniyy.
This term is common in legal literature.
B2noun
إِصْلَاح
iṣlāḥ
reform
Example
تَحتاجُ المِنطَقَةُ إلى إصلاحاتٍ جَذرِيَّة.
taḥtāju l-minṭaqatu ilā iṣlāḥātin jadḥriyya.
The region needs radical reforms.
B1noun
إِصْلَاحٌ
iṣlāḥ
reform / reconciliation / setting right
Example
إِنْ أُرِيدُ إِلَّا الْإِصْلَاحَ مَا اسْتَطَعْتُ
in urīdu illā al-iṣlāḥa mā istaṭaʿt
I only intend reform as much as I am able (11:88)
Grammar
Form IV maṣdar (verbal noun). Verb: أَصْلَحَ (to reform/reconcile). Related: صَالِحٌ (righteous). Opposite: فَسَادٌ (corruption).
Culture
Prophet Shuʿayb's words here embody the Islamic ideal of social reform — working for justice within one's capacity.