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

*ṣadaqa* · **charity, alms**

صَدَقَة (ṣadaqa) is an Arabic noun meaning “charity, alms”. It is built on the root ص·د·ق. Fasaha’s library first uses it at level B1.

- Part of speech: Noun
- Root: ص·د·ق
- Level: B1

## Words from the root ص·د·ق

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

- [صَدَقَ](https://fasaha.app/w/sadaqa) — ṣadaqa, to tell the truth (B1)
- [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)

## How to read صَدَقَة, letter by letter

4 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
- ة — تاء مربوطة (tāʾ marbūṭa): a t at the end of a feminine word, read as a soft a when you pause

## Questions about صَدَقَة

### What is the root of صَدَقَة?

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

### What level is صَدَقَة?

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


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