مصالح

Arabic

Noun

مَصَالِح • (maṣāliḥ) f pl

1. plural of مَصْلَحَة (maṣlaḥa)

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic مَصَالِح (maṣāliḥ). Doublet of ماسالا (māsālā / mâsâlâ).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /ma.saː.ˈlih/

 

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

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [mä.sɑː.lɪ́ʱ]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [mä.sɑː.lɪ́]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [mä.sɔː.lí]

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

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

Readings
Classical reading?	masālih
Dari reading?	masāleh
Iranian reading?	masâleh
Tajik reading?	masoleh

Noun

مصالح • (masālih / masâleh) (Tajik spelling масолеҳ)

1. materials

   مصالح ساختمانی ― masâleh-e sâxtemâni ― building materials

2. plural of مصلحت (maslahat): benefits, interests

Related terms

Persian terms derived from the Arabic root ص ل ح (0 c, 8 e)

Further reading

• Hayyim, Sulayman (1934), “مصالح”, in New Persian–English dictionary, Teheran: Librairie-imprimerie Béroukhim