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”). Since salt has been costly and made dishes notably “tasty”, the sense of “beautiful” developed.

Adjective

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

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

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

Descendants

North Levantine Arabic: مْنِيح‎ (mnīḥ)

Interjection

مَلِيح • (malīḥ)

well done!, bravo

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