How to say "correct, right, true" in Arabic
New wordMeaningcorrect, right, true
Arabic · Modern Standard Arabic
صَحِيح
ṣaḥīḥצחיח
صحيح
Hebrew · Modern Hebrew
נכון
nakhonنَاخُون
How the two words are related
New word
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Arabic root
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On the street
How people actually say it in the spoken dialects, where it differs from the standard word.
Levantine · Palestine, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria
صَحّ
ṣaḥḥצחOn its own, ṣaḥḥ! is a common way to say 'right! correct!'
Egyptian · Cairo and the Nile Delta
صَحّ
ṣaḥḥצחCairo, too, says ṣaḥḥ! for right!
In a phrase
جَوَاب صَحِيح
jawāb ṣaḥīḥג'ואב צחיחa correct answer
Feminine
صَحِيحَة
ṣaḥīḥaצחיחה