صادق

Arabic

Etymology 1

Root
ص د ق (ṣ-d-q)

Derived from the active participle of صَدَقَ (ṣadaqa, “to be sincere, to be right, to come true”). Compare Hebrew צדיק (tsadiq, “honest, righteous”).

Adjective

صَادِق • (ṣādiq) (feminine صَادِقَة (ṣādiqa), masculine plural صَادِقُون (ṣādiqūn), feminine plural صَادِقَات (ṣādiqāt) or صَوَادِقُ (ṣawādiqu), elative أَصْدَق (ʔaṣdaq))

1. telling the truth, truthful, veracious
   • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 2:111:

     قُلْ هَاتُوا بُرْهَانَكُمْ إِنْ كُنْتُمْ صَادِقِينَ

     qul hātū burhānakum ʔin kuntum ṣādiqīna

     Say, ‘Produce your evidence, if you are telling the truth.’

2. true
   • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 51:5:

     إِنَّمَا تُوعَدُونَ لَصَادِقٌ

     ʔinnamā tūʕadūna laṣādiqun

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

3. sincere, candid
4. genuine, faithful, authentic

Declension

Declension of adjective صَادِق (ṣādiq)

Singular	Masculine		Feminine
	basic singular triptote		singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	صَادِق ṣādiq	الصَّادِق aṣ-ṣādiq	صَادِقَة ṣādiqa	الصَّادِقَة aṣ-ṣādiqa
Nominative	صَادِقٌ ṣādiqun	الصَّادِقُ aṣ-ṣādiqu	صَادِقَةٌ ṣādiqatun	الصَّادِقَةُ aṣ-ṣādiqatu
Accusative	صَادِقًا ṣādiqan	الصَّادِقَ aṣ-ṣādiqa	صَادِقَةً ṣādiqatan	الصَّادِقَةَ aṣ-ṣādiqata
Genitive	صَادِقٍ ṣādiqin	الصَّادِقِ aṣ-ṣādiqi	صَادِقَةٍ ṣādiqatin	الصَّادِقَةِ aṣ-ṣādiqati
Dual	Masculine		Feminine
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	صَادِقَيْن ṣādiqayn	الصَّادِقَيْن aṣ-ṣādiqayn	صَادِقَتَيْن ṣādiqatayn	الصَّادِقَتَيْن aṣ-ṣādiqatayn
Nominative	صَادِقَانِ ṣādiqāni	الصَّادِقَانِ aṣ-ṣādiqāni	صَادِقَتَانِ ṣādiqatāni	الصَّادِقَتَانِ aṣ-ṣādiqatāni
Accusative	صَادِقَيْنِ ṣādiqayni	الصَّادِقَيْنِ aṣ-ṣādiqayni	صَادِقَتَيْنِ ṣādiqatayni	الصَّادِقَتَيْنِ aṣ-ṣādiqatayni
Genitive	صَادِقَيْنِ ṣādiqayni	الصَّادِقَيْنِ aṣ-ṣādiqayni	صَادِقَتَيْنِ ṣādiqatayni	الصَّادِقَتَيْنِ aṣ-ṣādiqatayni
Plural	Masculine		Feminine
	sound masculine plural		sound feminine plural‎; basic broken plural diptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	صَادِقِين ṣādiqīn	الصَّادِقِين aṣ-ṣādiqīn	صَادِقَات‎; صَوَادِق ṣādiqāt‎; ṣawādiq	الصَّادِقَات‎; الصَّوَادِق aṣ-ṣādiqāt‎; aṣ-ṣawādiq
Nominative	صَادِقُونَ ṣādiqūna	الصَّادِقُونَ aṣ-ṣādiqūna	صَادِقَاتٌ‎; صَوَادِقُ ṣādiqātun‎; ṣawādiqu	الصَّادِقَاتُ‎; الصَّوَادِقُ aṣ-ṣādiqātu‎; aṣ-ṣawādiqu
Accusative	صَادِقِينَ ṣādiqīna	الصَّادِقِينَ aṣ-ṣādiqīna	صَادِقَاتٍ‎; صَوَادِقَ ṣādiqātin‎; ṣawādiqa	الصَّادِقَاتِ‎; الصَّوَادِقَ aṣ-ṣādiqāti‎; aṣ-ṣawādiqa
Genitive	صَادِقِينَ ṣādiqīna	الصَّادِقِينَ aṣ-ṣādiqīna	صَادِقَاتٍ‎; صَوَادِقَ ṣādiqātin‎; ṣawādiqa	الصَّادِقَاتِ‎; الصَّوَادِقِ aṣ-ṣādiqāti‎; aṣ-ṣawādiqi

Descendants

• Azerbaijani: sadiq
• Ottoman Turkish: صادق
  • Turkish: sadık

  > Crimean Tatar: sadık (inherited)

  • → Romanian: Sadîc

• Persian: صادق
• Uzbek: sodiq

Etymology 2

Form III from the root ص د ق (ṣ-d-q).

Verb

صَادَقَ • (ṣādaqa) III, non-past يُصَادِقُ‎ (yuṣādiqu)

1. to befriend
2. to ratify, to certify, to substantiate [+ عَلَى (object)]

Conjugation

Conjugation of

صَادَقَ

(form-III sound)

verbal nouns الْمَصَادِر						مُصَادَقَة or صِدَاق muṣādaqa or ṣidāq
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل						مُصَادِق muṣādiq
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول						مُصَادَق muṣādaq
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	صَادَقْتُ ṣādaqtu	صَادَقْتَ ṣādaqta	صَادَقَ ṣādaqa		صَادَقْتُمَا ṣādaqtumā	صَادَقَا ṣādaqā		صَادَقْنَا ṣādaqnā	صَادَقْتُمْ ṣādaqtum	صَادَقُوا ṣādaqū
	f		صَادَقْتِ ṣādaqti	صَادَقَتْ ṣādaqat			صَادَقَتَا ṣādaqatā			صَادَقْتُنَّ ṣādaqtunna	صَادَقْنَ ṣādaqna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُصَادِقُ ʔuṣādiqu	تُصَادِقُ tuṣādiqu	يُصَادِقُ yuṣādiqu		تُصَادِقَانِ tuṣādiqāni	يُصَادِقَانِ yuṣādiqāni		نُصَادِقُ nuṣādiqu	تُصَادِقُونَ tuṣādiqūna	يُصَادِقُونَ yuṣādiqūna
	f		تُصَادِقِينَ tuṣādiqīna	تُصَادِقُ tuṣādiqu			تُصَادِقَانِ tuṣādiqāni			تُصَادِقْنَ tuṣādiqna	يُصَادِقْنَ yuṣādiqna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُصَادِقَ ʔuṣādiqa	تُصَادِقَ tuṣādiqa	يُصَادِقَ yuṣādiqa		تُصَادِقَا tuṣādiqā	يُصَادِقَا yuṣādiqā		نُصَادِقَ nuṣādiqa	تُصَادِقُوا tuṣādiqū	يُصَادِقُوا yuṣādiqū
	f		تُصَادِقِي tuṣādiqī	تُصَادِقَ tuṣādiqa			تُصَادِقَا tuṣādiqā			تُصَادِقْنَ tuṣādiqna	يُصَادِقْنَ yuṣādiqna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُصَادِقْ ʔuṣādiq	تُصَادِقْ tuṣādiq	يُصَادِقْ yuṣādiq		تُصَادِقَا tuṣādiqā	يُصَادِقَا yuṣādiqā		نُصَادِقْ nuṣādiq	تُصَادِقُوا tuṣādiqū	يُصَادِقُوا yuṣādiqū
	f		تُصَادِقِي tuṣādiqī	تُصَادِقْ tuṣādiq			تُصَادِقَا tuṣādiqā			تُصَادِقْنَ tuṣādiqna	يُصَادِقْنَ yuṣādiqna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		صَادِقْ ṣādiq			صَادِقَا ṣādiqā				صَادِقُوا ṣādiqū
	f		صَادِقِي ṣādiqī							صَادِقْنَ ṣādiqna
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	صُودِقْتُ ṣūdiqtu	صُودِقْتَ ṣūdiqta	صُودِقَ ṣūdiqa		صُودِقْتُمَا ṣūdiqtumā	صُودِقَا ṣūdiqā		صُودِقْنَا ṣūdiqnā	صُودِقْتُمْ ṣūdiqtum	صُودِقُوا ṣūdiqū
	f		صُودِقْتِ ṣūdiqti	صُودِقَتْ ṣūdiqat			صُودِقَتَا ṣūdiqatā			صُودِقْتُنَّ ṣūdiqtunna	صُودِقْنَ ṣūdiqna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُصَادَقُ ʔuṣādaqu	تُصَادَقُ tuṣādaqu	يُصَادَقُ yuṣādaqu		تُصَادَقَانِ tuṣādaqāni	يُصَادَقَانِ yuṣādaqāni		نُصَادَقُ nuṣādaqu	تُصَادَقُونَ tuṣādaqūna	يُصَادَقُونَ yuṣādaqūna
	f		تُصَادَقِينَ tuṣādaqīna	تُصَادَقُ tuṣādaqu			تُصَادَقَانِ tuṣādaqāni			تُصَادَقْنَ tuṣādaqna	يُصَادَقْنَ yuṣādaqna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُصَادَقَ ʔuṣādaqa	تُصَادَقَ tuṣādaqa	يُصَادَقَ yuṣādaqa		تُصَادَقَا tuṣādaqā	يُصَادَقَا yuṣādaqā		نُصَادَقَ nuṣādaqa	تُصَادَقُوا tuṣādaqū	يُصَادَقُوا yuṣādaqū
	f		تُصَادَقِي tuṣādaqī	تُصَادَقَ tuṣādaqa			تُصَادَقَا tuṣādaqā			تُصَادَقْنَ tuṣādaqna	يُصَادَقْنَ yuṣādaqna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُصَادَقْ ʔuṣādaq	تُصَادَقْ tuṣādaq	يُصَادَقْ yuṣādaq		تُصَادَقَا tuṣādaqā	يُصَادَقَا yuṣādaqā		نُصَادَقْ nuṣādaq	تُصَادَقُوا tuṣādaqū	يُصَادَقُوا yuṣādaqū
	f		تُصَادَقِي tuṣādaqī	تُصَادَقْ tuṣādaq			تُصَادَقَا tuṣādaqā			تُصَادَقْنَ tuṣādaqna	يُصَادَقْنَ yuṣādaqna

Etymology 3

From صَادِق (ṣādiq), active participle of صَدَقَ (ṣadaqa).

Proper noun

صَادِق • (ṣādiq) m

1. a male given name: Sadiq, Sadeq, Sadegh
2. (defined) Ja'far al-Sadiq

Hijazi Arabic

Root
ص د ق
2 terms

Etymology

From Arabic صَادِق (ṣādiq).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sˤaː.diɡ/, [sˤaː.dɪɡ]

Adjective

صادق • (ṣādig) (feminine صادقة (ṣādga), common plural صادقين (ṣādgīn))

1. active participle of صَدَق (ṣadag)
2. telling the truth, truthful, veracious

Ottoman Turkish

Adjective

صادق • (sadık)

1. loyal

Derived terms

• صادقلق

Descendants

• Turkish: sadık

References

• Mallouf, Nassif (1856) “loyal”, in Dictionnaire français-turc, 2nd edition, Paris: Maisonneuve, page 426

Persian

Etymology

From Arabic صَادِق (ṣādiq).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [sɑː.ðiq]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [sɑː.d̪ɪq]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [sɑː.d̪ɪq]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [sɑː.d̪ɪq]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [sɔː.d̪iq]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [sɒː.d̪eɢ̥]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [sɔ.d̪iq]

Readings
Classical reading?	sāḏiq
Dari reading?	sādiq
Iranian reading?	sâdeğ
Tajik reading?	sodiq

Adjective

صادق • (sâdeq) (comparative صادق‌تَر (sâdeq-tar), superlative صادق‌تَرین (sâdeq-tarin))

1. truthful
2. true
3. honest

Related terms

• راستگو (râstgu)

Proper noun

صادق • (sâdeq)

1. a male given name, Sadiq, Sadegh, or Sadeq, from Arabic

   صادق خان ― sâdeq xân ― Sadiq Khan