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title: "صَدَقَ (ṣadaqa) meaning in Arabic: to tell the truth"
description: "صَدَقَ (ṣadaqa) means “to tell the truth”. Root ص·د·ق, pattern فَعَلَ, level B1: forms, related words and how to read it letter by letter, from the Fasaha dictionary."
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# صَدَقَ

*ṣadaqa* · **to tell the truth**

صَدَقَ (ṣadaqa) is an Arabic verb meaning “to tell the truth”. It is built on the root ص·د·ق in the pattern فَعَلَ. Fasaha’s library first uses it at level B1.

- Part of speech: Verb
- Root: ص·د·ق
- Pattern: فَعَلَ
- Level: B1

## Forms of صَدَقَ

- Present: يَصْدُقُ

## Words from the root ص·د·ق

Arabic builds families of words on one root. These share the root ص·د·ق with صَدَقَ; each opens its own entry.

- [صِدْق](https://fasaha.app/w/sidq) — ṣidq, truthfulness, honesty (B1)
- [صَدِيق](https://fasaha.app/w/sadiq) — ṣadīq, friend (A0)
- [صَادِق](https://fasaha.app/w/saadiq) — ṣādiq, truthful, honest (B1)
- [صَدَقَة](https://fasaha.app/w/sadaqah) — ṣadaqa, charity, alms (B1)

## How to read صَدَقَ, letter by letter

3 letters, read from right to left. The marks above and below the letters are the short vowels.

- ص — صاد (ṣād): an emphatic s, with a full mouth
- د — دال (dāl): d
- ق — قاف (qāf): a deep k from the back of the throat

## Questions about صَدَقَ

### What is the root of صَدَقَ?

The root of صَدَقَ is ص·د·ق. Words built on the same root include صِدْق (truthfulness, honesty), صَدِيق (friend), صَادِق (truthful, honest), صَدَقَة (charity, alms).

### What pattern does صَدَقَ follow?

صَدَقَ follows the pattern فَعَلَ, with the root letters ص·د·ق poured into it.

### What level is صَدَقَ?

Fasaha first uses صَدَقَ at level B1, on a scale from A0 (first words) to C2 (classical prose).


[All words in the Fasaha dictionary](https://fasaha.app/w)