salihah

Indonesian

Etymology

From Arabic صَالِحَة (ṣāliḥa, “right, pious”), feminine singular of صَالِح (ṣāliḥ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [saˈlihah]
• Hyphenation: sa‧li‧hah

Adjective

salihah

1. pious (female only)

Alternative forms

• sholeha
• sholehah
• soleha
• solehah

 

• saleh (male only)

Further reading

• “salihah” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.