اصلاح
See also: إصلاح
Persian
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic إِصْلَاح (ʔiṣlāḥ).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): /ʔis.ˈlaːh/
- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [ʔɪs.lɑ́ːʱ]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [ʔes.lɒ́ːʰ]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [ʔis.lɔ́ʱ]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | islāh |
| Dari reading? | islāh |
| Iranian reading? | eslâh |
| Tajik reading? | isloh |
Noun
اصلاح • (eslâh) (Tajik spelling ислоҳ)
- correction, rectification
- reform
- reconciliation
- dressing (the hair), shaving (the beard))
- adjustment, settlement, clearing up
- improvement
- c. 1260s, Jalāl ad-Dīn Mohammad Rūmī, translated by Reynold A. Nicholson, مثنوی معنوی [Masnavi-ye-Ma'navi], volume II, verse 827:
- آتشی کاصلاح آهن یا زر است
کی صلاح آبی و سیب تر است- ātiš-ē k-islāh āhan yā zar ast
kay salāh ābī u sēb-i tar ast - The fire that does good to iron or gold —
how is it good for fresh quinces and apples?
- ātiš-ē k-islāh āhan yā zar ast
References
- Hayyim, Sulayman (1934) “اصلاح”, in New Persian–English dictionary, Teheran: Librairie-imprimerie Béroukhim
Urdu
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic إِصْلَاح (ʔiṣlāḥ).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /ɪs.lɑːɦ/
Noun
اِصْلاح • (islāh) f (Hindi spelling इस्लाह)