صَدَقَةٌ charity in Arabic
صَدَقَةٌ is how you say “charity” in Arabic.
Root ص د ق ṣ-d-q. noun (feminine noun, from the root ص-د-ق). ṣadaqah.
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Meaning of charity in Arabic
- charity; a charitable gift
Example sentence
وَإِن عمل حَسَنَة رَآهَا من منّته وصدقته عَلَيْهِ،
And if he performs a good deed, he sees it as from His favor and charity upon him,
وَصَدَقَتِهِ and charity
wa- = 'and'; sadaqa means 'charity, gift'; the ending '-hi' adds 'His' — 'His charity'.
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How it is used
The root ص-د-ق centers on truthfulness: the base verb صَدَقَ means to speak truly and stands as the direct opposite of كَذَبَ ("to lie"). صَدَقَةٌ belongs to a cluster of similarly patterned nouns built on this same root (e.g. صَدْقَةٌ, صُدْقَةٌ), so although its own sense is specifically "charity," it carries the root's underlying association with sincerity and truth.
Words from the same root
- صَدَقَ to speak the truth, tell truly (verb I)
- صِدْقٌ truth, truthfulness — opposite of falsehood (kadhib)
- صَدَّقَ to believe, accept as true; to confirm or verify (verb II)
- تَصْدِيقٌ belief, acceptance as true; confirmation (verbal noun of ṣaddaqa)
More example sentences
فَإِن قبلهَا فمنّة وَصدقَة ثَانِيَة،
So if He accepts it, it is a further favor and charity,
وَصَدَقَةٌ and charity
wa- = 'and'; sadaqa means 'charity'; the '-un' ending marks it indefinite ('and a charity').
وصدقةٌ رياءً تفقد وزنها قبل أن تمسّ الكفّة
and charity with hypocrisy loses its weight before it even touches the scale.
وَصَدَقَةٌ and charity
'and a charity' — 'wa' plus 'sadaqa', fronted subject, nominative, indefinite.
وَلَا عَلَى أَحَدٍ، إِذَا أَتَتْهُ صَدَقَةٌ بَعَثَ بِهَا إِلَيْهِمْ،
And no one is required, when a charitable gift comes to him, to send it to them.
صَدَقَةٌ a charitable gift
An indefinite noun 'a charitable gift/alms', marked indefinite by its 'n'-ending, and the subject of 'came'. Being feminine, it is why the verb before it took the feminine form. It introduces a new, unspecified item into the clause.
Common questions
- How do you say "charity" in Arabic?
- Charity is صَدَقَة (ṣadaqah) in Arabic.
- What root does صَدَقَة come from, and how is it related to "truth"?
- It comes from the triliteral root ص-د-ق (ṣ-d-q), whose core sense is truthfulness — the same root behind صَدَقَ ("to speak the truth") and صِدْق ("truthfulness").
Related words
Definitions summarised from Lane's Arabic-English Lexicon (E. W. Lane, 1863–1893).