أصلح

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أصلح¹

Where it comes from

Cognate with Hebrew הִצְלִיחַ (hitslíakh, “succeed”).

verb أَصْلَحَ · ʔaṣlaḥa · يُصْلِحُ · إِصْلَاح · مُصْلِح

  1. transitive to repair (something malfunctioning, such as a machine or a device); to fix هٰذَا الرَّجُلُ يُجِيدُ إِصْلَاحَ الْأَجْهِزَةِ الْمُتَعَطِّلَة.

    Similar: حَسَّنَ · Opposite: أَفْسَدَ, أَتْلَفَ, خَرَّبَ, كَسَرَ, حَطَّمَ, عَطَّلَ

  2. transitive to reform (something); to improve اَلْإِصْلَاحُ الْبُرُوتِسْتَانْتِيّ

    Similar: حَسَّنَ · Opposite: أَفْسَدَ

  3. transitive to better (something or someone) morally; to moralize; to uplift; to correct وَمِنْ مَنَافِعِ الْعَصَا ضَرْبُ الرَّجُلِ نِسَاءَهُ بِهَا فِيمَا يُصْلِحُهُمْ وَيُصْلِحُ حَالَهُ وَحَالَهُمْ مَعَهُ

    Similar: حَسَّنَ, أَدَّبَ · Opposite: أَفْسَدَ

  4. intransitive to fix relations [with بَيْنَ (bayna) ‘between’], to make peace, to reconcile; to harmonize أَصْلَحَ بَيْنَ الْمُتَخَاصِمَيْنِ

    Similar: وَفَّقَ · Opposite: أَلَّبَ, هَيَّجَ, نَفَّرَ, أَفْسَدَ

أصلح²

Where it comes from

Elative of صَالِح (ṣāliḥ, “correct; honest, upright; sound, whole; pious; suitable”).

adjective أَصْلَح · ʔaṣlaḥ · الْأَصْلَح · -

  1. more correct; most correct
  2. more honest, more upright; most honest, most upright
  3. more sound, more whole; most sound, most whole
  4. more pious; most pious
  5. more suitable; most suitable

Opposite: أَفْسَد

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adjective

Opposite: أَفْسَد

In English

  • fix to mend or repair
  • mend to physically repair (something that is damaged)
  • repair to restore to good working order

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {أصلح},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%A3%D8%B5%D9%84%D8%AD},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}

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