أصلح

See also: اصلح

Arabic

Etymology 1

Root
ص ل ح (ṣ-l-ḥ)

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

Verb

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

Conjugation of

أَصْلَحَ

(form-IV sound)

verbal noun الْمَصْدَر						إِصْلَاح ʔiṣlāḥ
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل						مُصْلِح muṣliḥ
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول						مُصْلَح 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	أَصْلَحْتُ ʔaṣlaḥtu	أَصْلَحْتَ ʔaṣlaḥta	أَصْلَحَ ʔaṣlaḥa		أَصْلَحْتُمَا ʔaṣlaḥtumā	أَصْلَحَا ʔaṣlaḥā		أَصْلَحْنَا ʔaṣlaḥnā	أَصْلَحْتُمْ ʔaṣlaḥtum	أَصْلَحُوا ʔaṣlaḥū
	f		أَصْلَحْتِ ʔaṣlaḥti	أَصْلَحَتْ ʔaṣlaḥat			أَصْلَحَتَا ʔaṣlaḥatā			أَصْلَحْتُنَّ ʔaṣlaḥtunna	أَصْلَحْنَ ʔaṣlaḥna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُصْلِحُ ʔuṣliḥu	تُصْلِحُ tuṣliḥu	يُصْلِحُ yuṣliḥu		تُصْلِحَانِ tuṣliḥāni	يُصْلِحَانِ yuṣliḥāni		نُصْلِحُ nuṣliḥu	تُصْلِحُونَ tuṣliḥūna	يُصْلِحُونَ yuṣliḥūna
	f		تُصْلِحِينَ tuṣliḥīna	تُصْلِحُ tuṣliḥu			تُصْلِحَانِ tuṣliḥāni			تُصْلِحْنَ tuṣliḥna	يُصْلِحْنَ yuṣliḥna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُصْلِحَ ʔuṣliḥa	تُصْلِحَ tuṣliḥa	يُصْلِحَ yuṣliḥa		تُصْلِحَا tuṣliḥā	يُصْلِحَا yuṣliḥā		نُصْلِحَ nuṣliḥa	تُصْلِحُوا tuṣliḥū	يُصْلِحُوا yuṣliḥū
	f		تُصْلِحِي tuṣliḥī	تُصْلِحَ tuṣliḥa			تُصْلِحَا tuṣliḥā			تُصْلِحْنَ tuṣliḥna	يُصْلِحْنَ yuṣliḥna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُصْلِحْ ʔuṣliḥ	تُصْلِحْ tuṣliḥ	يُصْلِحْ yuṣliḥ		تُصْلِحَا tuṣliḥā	يُصْلِحَا yuṣliḥā		نُصْلِحْ nuṣliḥ	تُصْلِحُوا tuṣliḥū	يُصْلِحُوا yuṣliḥū
	f		تُصْلِحِي tuṣliḥī	تُصْلِحْ tuṣliḥ			تُصْلِحَا tuṣliḥā			تُصْلِحْنَ tuṣliḥna	يُصْلِحْنَ yuṣliḥna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		أَصْلِحْ ʔaṣliḥ			أَصْلِحَا ʔaṣliḥā				أَصْلِحُوا ʔaṣliḥū
	f		أَصْلِحِي ʔaṣliḥī							أَصْلِحْنَ 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	أُصْلِحْتُ ʔuṣliḥtu	أُصْلِحْتَ ʔuṣliḥta	أُصْلِحَ ʔuṣliḥa		أُصْلِحْتُمَا ʔuṣliḥtumā	أُصْلِحَا ʔuṣliḥā		أُصْلِحْنَا ʔuṣliḥnā	أُصْلِحْتُمْ ʔuṣliḥtum	أُصْلِحُوا ʔuṣliḥū
	f		أُصْلِحْتِ ʔuṣliḥti	أُصْلِحَتْ ʔuṣliḥat			أُصْلِحَتَا ʔuṣliḥatā			أُصْلِحْتُنَّ ʔuṣliḥtunna	أُصْلِحْنَ ʔuṣliḥna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُصْلَحُ ʔuṣlaḥu	تُصْلَحُ tuṣlaḥu	يُصْلَحُ yuṣlaḥu		تُصْلَحَانِ tuṣlaḥāni	يُصْلَحَانِ yuṣlaḥāni		نُصْلَحُ nuṣlaḥu	تُصْلَحُونَ tuṣlaḥūna	يُصْلَحُونَ yuṣlaḥūna
	f		تُصْلَحِينَ tuṣlaḥīna	تُصْلَحُ tuṣlaḥu			تُصْلَحَانِ tuṣlaḥāni			تُصْلَحْنَ tuṣlaḥna	يُصْلَحْنَ yuṣlaḥna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُصْلَحَ ʔuṣlaḥa	تُصْلَحَ tuṣlaḥa	يُصْلَحَ yuṣlaḥa		تُصْلَحَا tuṣlaḥā	يُصْلَحَا yuṣlaḥā		نُصْلَحَ nuṣlaḥa	تُصْلَحُوا tuṣlaḥū	يُصْلَحُوا yuṣlaḥū
	f		تُصْلَحِي tuṣlaḥī	تُصْلَحَ tuṣlaḥa			تُصْلَحَا tuṣlaḥā			تُصْلَحْنَ tuṣlaḥna	يُصْلَحْنَ yuṣlaḥna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُصْلَحْ ʔuṣlaḥ	تُصْلَحْ tuṣlaḥ	يُصْلَحْ yuṣlaḥ		تُصْلَحَا tuṣlaḥā	يُصْلَحَا yuṣlaḥā		نُصْلَحْ nuṣlaḥ	تُصْلَحُوا tuṣlaḥū	يُصْلَحُوا yuṣlaḥū
	f		تُصْلَحِي tuṣlaḥī	تُصْلَحْ tuṣlaḥ			تُصْلَحَا tuṣlaḥā			تُصْلَحْنَ tuṣlaḥna	يُصْلَحْنَ yuṣlaḥna

Etymology 2

Root
ص ل ح (ṣ-l-ḥ)

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

Adjective

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

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

• أَفْسَد (ʔafsad)

References

• 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

Verb

أَصْلَحُ • (ʔaṣlaḥu) (form I)

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

Verb

أَصْلَحَ • (ʔaṣlaḥa) (form I)

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

Verb

أَصْلَحْ • (ʔaṣlaḥ) (form I)

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

Verb

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

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

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

Verb

أُصَلِّحُ • (ʔuṣalliḥu) (form II)

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

Verb

أُصَلِّحَ • (ʔuṣalliḥa) (form II)

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

Verb

أُصَلِّحْ • (ʔuṣalliḥ) (form II)

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

Verb

أُصَلَّحُ • (ʔuṣallaḥu) (form II)

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

Verb

أُصَلَّحَ • (ʔuṣallaḥa) (form II)

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

Verb

أُصَلَّحْ • (ʔuṣallaḥ) (form II)

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

South Levantine Arabic

Root
ص ل ح
3 terms

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Arabic أَصْلَحَ (ʔaṣlaḥa).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʔasˤ.laħ/, [ˈʔɑsˤ.lˤɑħ]

• Audio (al-Lidd)

  (file)

Verb

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

1. (formal) to fix, reform

Conjugation

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)