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Where does “صادق” come from?

صادق (Persian) comes from Arabic صَادِق, from Arabic صَدَقَ, from Arabic د, from Arabic اِسْتَخْدَمَ — to use, hire.

صادق (Persian): truthful; true; honest

Definitions

  1. truthful; true; honest

Ancestry of “صادق”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicصَادِقtrue, sincere; reliable; genuine
2Arabicصَدَقَto be sincere, to be right, to come true
3Arabicد—
4Arabicاِسْتَخْدَمَto use, hire
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