صراحة

Arabic

Noun

صَرَاحَة • (ṣarāḥa) f

1. verbal noun of صَرُحَ (ṣaruḥa) (form I)
2. explicitness, openness, sincerity, honesty

   بِكُلِّ صَراحةٍ ― bikulli ṣarāḥatin ― In all honesty

Declension

Declension of noun صَرَاحَة (ṣarāḥa)

Singular	singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	صَرَاحَة ṣarāḥa	الصَّرَاحَة aṣ-ṣarāḥa	صَرَاحَة ṣarāḥat
Nominative	صَرَاحَةٌ ṣarāḥatun	الصَّرَاحَةُ aṣ-ṣarāḥatu	صَرَاحَةُ ṣarāḥatu
Accusative	صَرَاحَةً ṣarāḥatan	الصَّرَاحَةَ aṣ-ṣarāḥata	صَرَاحَةَ ṣarāḥata
Genitive	صَرَاحَةٍ ṣarāḥatin	الصَّرَاحَةِ aṣ-ṣarāḥati	صَرَاحَةِ ṣarāḥati

Gulf Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic صَرَاحَة (ṣarāḥa), صَرَاحَةً (ṣarāḥatan).

Pronunciation

• (Kuwait) IPA^(key): /sˤəˈrɑː.ħə/
• (Kuwait) IPA^(key): /sˤəˈrɑː.ħət/ (construct)

Adverb

صَراحة or صَراحَةً • (ṣarāḥa or ṣarāḥatan)

1. honestly, truthfully

   صراحة ما ارتاح الا وياچ ― ṣarāḥa mā artāḥ illa wiyyāč ― Honestly, I do not feel comfortable except with you

Noun

صراحة • (ṣarāḥa) f (plural صراحات (ṣarāḥāt))

1. honesty

   الصراحة راحة ― iṣ-ṣarāḥa rāḥa ― Honesty is a relieve

South Levantine Arabic

Root
ص ر ح
1 term

Etymology

From Arabic صَرَاحَة (ṣarāḥa).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sˤa.raː.ħe/, [sˤɑˈrˤɑː.ħɑ]
• IPA^(key): /sˤa.raː.ħa/, [sˤɑˈrˤɑː.ħɑ]

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Noun

صراحة • (ṣarāḥa) f

1. frankness, sincerity, honesty

See also

• بصراحة (bi-ṣarāḥa, “honestly”)