مليح

Arabic

Etymology

From the root م ل ح‎ (m-l-ḥ); compare مَلُحَ‎ (maluḥa, “to be salty, to be handsome”), مِلْح‎ (milḥ, “salt, beauty”).

Adjective

مَلِيح • (malīḥ) (feminine مَلِيحَة‎ (malīḥa), common plural مِلَاح‎ (milāḥ), masculine plural مُلَحَاء‎ (mulaḥāʾ), feminine plural مَلِيحَات‎ (malīḥāt), elative أَمْلَح‎ (ʾamlaḥ))

handsome
beautiful, fair, pretty, graceful, lovely, elegant
well done!, bravo
(adjective) salt, holding salt water

Declension

Declension of adjective مَلِيح (malīḥ)

Singular	Masculine		Feminine
	basic singular triptote		singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	مَلِيح malīḥ	الْمَلِيح‎ al-malīḥ	مَلِيحَة‎ malīḥa	الْمَلِيحَة‎ al-malīḥa
Nominative	مَلِيحٌ malīḥun	الْمَلِيحُ‎ al-malīḥu	مَلِيحَةٌ‎ malīḥatun	الْمَلِيحَةُ‎ al-malīḥatu
Accusative	مَلِيحًا‎ malīḥan	الْمَلِيحَ‎ al-malīḥa	مَلِيحَةً‎ malīḥatan	الْمَلِيحَةَ‎ al-malīḥata
Genitive	مَلِيحٍ malīḥin	الْمَلِيحِ‎ al-malīḥi	مَلِيحَةٍ‎ malīḥatin	الْمَلِيحَةِ‎ al-malīḥati
Dual	Masculine		Feminine
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	مَلِيحَيْن‎ malīḥayn	الْمَلِيحَيْن‎ al-malīḥayn	مَلِيحَتَيْن‎ malīḥatayn	الْمَلِيحَتَيْن‎ al-malīḥatayn
Nominative	مَلِيحَانِ‎ malīḥāni	الْمَلِيحَانِ‎ al-malīḥāni	مَلِيحَتَانِ‎ malīḥatāni	الْمَلِيحَتَانِ‎ al-malīḥatāni
Accusative	مَلِيحَيْنِ‎ malīḥayni	الْمَلِيحَيْنِ‎ al-malīḥayni	مَلِيحَتَيْنِ‎ malīḥatayni	الْمَلِيحَتَيْنِ‎ al-malīḥatayni
Genitive	مَلِيحَيْنِ‎ malīḥayni	الْمَلِيحَيْنِ‎ al-malīḥayni	مَلِيحَتَيْنِ‎ malīḥatayni	الْمَلِيحَتَيْنِ‎ al-malīḥatayni
Plural	Masculine		Feminine
	basic broken plural diptote‎; basic broken plural triptote		sound feminine plural‎; basic broken plural triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	مُلَحَاء‎‎; مِلَاح‎ mulaḥāʾ‎; milāḥ	الْمُلَحَاء‎‎; الْمِلَاح‎ al-mulaḥāʾ‎; al-milāḥ	مَلِيحَات‎‎; مِلَاح‎ malīḥāt‎; milāḥ	الْمَلِيحَات‎‎; الْمِلَاح‎ al-malīḥāt‎; al-milāḥ
Nominative	مُلَحَاءُ‎‎; مِلَاحٌ‎ mulaḥāʾu‎; milāḥun	الْمُلَحَاءُ‎‎; الْمِلَاحُ‎ al-mulaḥāʾu‎; al-milāḥu	مَلِيحَاتٌ‎‎; مِلَاحٌ‎ malīḥātun‎; milāḥun	الْمَلِيحَاتُ‎‎; الْمِلَاحُ‎ al-malīḥātu‎; al-milāḥu
Accusative	مُلَحَاءَ‎‎; مِلَاحًا‎ mulaḥāʾa‎; milāḥan	الْمُلَحَاءَ‎‎; الْمِلَاحَ‎ al-mulaḥāʾa‎; al-milāḥa	مَلِيحَاتٍ‎‎; مِلَاحًا‎ malīḥātin‎; milāḥan	الْمَلِيحَاتِ‎‎; الْمِلَاحَ‎ al-malīḥāti‎; al-milāḥa
Genitive	مُلَحَاءَ‎‎; مِلَاحٍ‎ mulaḥāʾa‎; milāḥin	الْمُلَحَاءِ‎‎; الْمِلَاحِ‎ al-mulaḥāʾi‎; al-milāḥi	مَلِيحَاتٍ‎‎; مِلَاحٍ‎ malīḥātin‎; milāḥin	الْمَلِيحَاتِ‎‎; الْمِلَاحِ‎ al-malīḥāti‎; al-milāḥi

References

Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884), “مليح”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary, London: W.H. Allen

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