مليح

Arabic

Etymology

Root
م ل ح (m-l-ḥ)

Compare مَلُحَ (maluḥa, “to be salty, to be handsome”), مِلْح (milḥ, “salt, beauty”). Since salt has been costly and made dishes notably “tasty”, the sense of “beautiful” developed.

Adjective

مَلِيح • (malīḥ) (feminine مَلِيحَة (malīḥa), common plural مِلَاح (milāḥ), masculine plural مُلَحَاء (mulaḥāʔ), feminine plural مَلِيحَات (malīḥāt), elative أَمْلَح (ʔamlaḥ))

1. salty, holding salt water
2. beautiful, fair, pretty, graceful, lovely, elegant, handsome

Declension

Declension of adjective مَلِيح (malīḥ)

Singular	Masculine		Feminine
	basic singular triptote		singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	مَلِيح malīḥ	الْمَلِيح al-malīḥ	مَلِيحَة malīḥa	الْمَلِيحَة al-malīḥa
Nominative	مَلِيحٌ malīḥun	الْمَلِيحُ al-malīḥu	مَلِيحَةٌ malīḥatun	الْمَلِيحَةُ al-malīḥatu
Accusative	مَلِيحًا malīḥan	الْمَلِيحَ al-malīḥa	مَلِيحَةً malīḥatan	الْمَلِيحَةَ al-malīḥata
Genitive	مَلِيحٍ malīḥin	الْمَلِيحِ al-malīḥi	مَلِيحَةٍ malīḥatin	الْمَلِيحَةِ al-malīḥati
Dual	Masculine		Feminine
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	مَلِيحَيْن malīḥayn	الْمَلِيحَيْن al-malīḥayn	مَلِيحَتَيْن malīḥatayn	الْمَلِيحَتَيْن al-malīḥatayn
Nominative	مَلِيحَانِ malīḥāni	الْمَلِيحَانِ al-malīḥāni	مَلِيحَتَانِ malīḥatāni	الْمَلِيحَتَانِ al-malīḥatāni
Accusative	مَلِيحَيْنِ malīḥayni	الْمَلِيحَيْنِ al-malīḥayni	مَلِيحَتَيْنِ malīḥatayni	الْمَلِيحَتَيْنِ al-malīḥatayni
Genitive	مَلِيحَيْنِ malīḥayni	الْمَلِيحَيْنِ al-malīḥayni	مَلِيحَتَيْنِ malīḥatayni	الْمَلِيحَتَيْنِ al-malīḥatayni
Plural	Masculine		Feminine
	basic broken plural diptote‎; basic broken plural triptote		sound feminine plural‎; basic broken plural triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	مُلَحَاء‎; مِلَاح mulaḥāʔ‎; milāḥ	الْمُلَحَاء‎; الْمِلَاح al-mulaḥāʔ‎; al-milāḥ	مَلِيحَات‎; مِلَاح malīḥāt‎; milāḥ	الْمَلِيحَات‎; الْمِلَاح al-malīḥāt‎; al-milāḥ
Nominative	مُلَحَاءُ‎; مِلَاحٌ mulaḥāʔu‎; milāḥun	الْمُلَحَاءُ‎; الْمِلَاحُ al-mulaḥāʔu‎; al-milāḥu	مَلِيحَاتٌ‎; مِلَاحٌ malīḥātun‎; milāḥun	الْمَلِيحَاتُ‎; الْمِلَاحُ al-malīḥātu‎; al-milāḥu
Accusative	مُلَحَاءَ‎; مِلَاحًا mulaḥāʔa‎; milāḥan	الْمُلَحَاءَ‎; الْمِلَاحَ al-mulaḥāʔa‎; al-milāḥa	مَلِيحَاتٍ‎; مِلَاحًا malīḥātin‎; milāḥan	الْمَلِيحَاتِ‎; الْمِلَاحَ al-malīḥāti‎; al-milāḥa
Genitive	مُلَحَاءَ‎; مِلَاحٍ mulaḥāʔa‎; milāḥin	الْمُلَحَاءِ‎; الْمِلَاحِ al-mulaḥāʔi‎; al-milāḥi	مَلِيحَاتٍ‎; مِلَاحٍ malīḥātin‎; milāḥin	الْمَلِيحَاتِ‎; الْمِلَاحِ al-malīḥāti‎; al-milāḥi

Descendants

• North Levantine Arabic: مْنِيح (mnīḥ)
• South Levantine Arabic: مْنِيح (mnīḥ)
• → Middle Armenian: Մլեհ (Mleh)

Interjection

مَلِيح • (malīḥ)

1. well done!, bravo

Moroccan Arabic

Root
م ل ح
1 term

Etymology

From Arabic مَلِيح (malīḥ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mliːħ/

Adjective

مليح • (mlīḥ) (feminine مليحة (mlīḥa), common plural ملاح (mlāḥ), masculine plural مليحين (mlīḥīn), feminine plural مليحات (mlīḥāt), elative أملح (ʔamlaḥ) or ملح (mlaḥ))

1. good

North Mesopotamian Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic مَلِيح (malīḥ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mliːħ/

Adjective

مليح (mlīḥ)

1. good

Synonyms

• خوش (ḵōš)
• زين (zɪn)