مليح

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Arabic

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Etymology

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Root
م ل ح (m l ḥ)
8 terms

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

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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

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Descendants

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

Interjection

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مَلِيح (malīḥ)

  1. well done!, bravo

Moroccan Arabic

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Root
م ل ح
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Etymology

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From Arabic مَلِيح (malīḥ).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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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

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Etymology

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From Arabic مَلِيح (malīḥ).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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مليح (mlīḥ)

  1. good

Synonyms

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