مليح

العربية

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مليح

/ma.liːħ/

Rhymes with -iːħ

Where it comes from

Compare مَلُحَ (maluḥa, “to be salty, to be handsome”), مِلْح (milḥ, “salt, beauty”). Since salt has been costly and made dishes notably “tasty”, the sense of “beautiful” developed.

adjective مَلِيح · malīḥ · مَلِيحَة · مِلَاح · مُلَحَاء · مَلِيحَات

salty, holding salt water
beautiful, fair, pretty, graceful, lovely, elegant, handsome

interjection مَلِيح · malīḥ

well done!, bravo

In English

beautiful attractive

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"مليح." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ar/%D9%85%D9%84%D9%8A%D8%AD. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

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"مليح." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D9%85%D9%84%D9%8A%D8%AD.

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {مليح},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D9%85%D9%84%D9%8A%D8%AD},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}