sahih

English

Etymology

From Arabic صَحِيح (ṣaḥīḥ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /səˈhiː/

Adjective

sahih (not comparable)

1. (Islam) authentic: said of a hadith that has been preserved and transmitted accurately

Alternative forms

• saheeh

Anagrams

• Hashi, Shiah, shahi

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay sahih, from Classical Malay sahih, from Arabic صَحِيح (ṣaḥīḥ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [sahɪh]
• Hyphenation: sa‧hih

Adjective

sahih

1. valid

   Synonyms: absah, benar, sah

2. (Islam) authentic: said of a hadith that has been preserved and transmitted accurately

Derived terms

• kesahihan
• menyahihkan
• penyahihan
• tersahihkan

Further reading

• “sahih”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Turkish

Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish صحیح (sahih), from Arabic صَحِيح (ṣaḥīḥ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /saˈhih/
• Hyphenation: sa‧hih

Adjective

sahih

1. (Islam) authentic: said of a hadith that has been preserved and transmitted accurately
2. (archaic or obsolete) valid, correct, true, authentic

Derived terms

• sahihlik

Related terms

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

Further reading

• “sahih”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu
• Ayverdi, İlhan (2010), “sahih”, in Misalli Büyük Türkçe Sözlük, a reviewed and expanded single-volume edition, Istanbul: Kubbealtı Neşriyatı
• Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–), “sahih”, in Nişanyan Sözlük