MaleOrigin: Arabic

Salih: Meaning, Origin and Pronunciation

Salih is a boy’s name of Arabic origin. It means “righteous, devout, good”.

Say it: sah-leeh

About the name Salih

Meaning: righteous, devout, good
Origin: Arabic; From Arabic ṣāliḥ.
Gender: Male
Pronunciation: sah-leeh

How to pronounce Salih

Turkish spelling is phonetic: every letter is pronounced, and each letter always has the same sound. Our respellingsah-leeh is an approximation for English speakers. Turkish stresses syllables much more evenly than English, so avoid hitting one syllable hard. Tap the letters below for tips.

Salih

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h
h is always pronounced
Turkish h is never silent, even before a consonant or at the end of a word: you hear it in Mehmet, Ahmet and Nuh.
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Salih with Turkish suffixes

Turkish adds case endings where English uses prepositions. With a personal name the ending is separated by anapostrophe (Salih'e, Salih'in), but it is still pronounced as one word. The apostrophe only marks where the name ends; the suffix itself follows the usual rules.

The last vowel of Salih is i, a front unrounded vowel. So two-way suffixes take e and four-way suffixes takei (vowel harmony):Salih'te, Salih'i.

Because Salih ends in a consonant, vowel-initial endings attach directly (Salih'i, Salih'e) with no buffer letter.

The final consonant is voiceless (one of the “Fıstıkçı Şahap” letters f, s, t, k, ç, ş, h, p), so the d of the locative and ablative endingshardens to t:-te and -ten: Salih'te, Salih'ten.

Case forms of Salih
Case	Form	Example
Accusative (object)	Salih'i	Salih'i tanıyor musun? Do you know Salih?
Dative (to)	Salih'e	Salih'e bir mesaj yazdım. I wrote a message to Salih.
Locative (at / with)	Salih'te	Anahtarlar Salih'te. Salih has the keys. (lit. The keys are at Salih.)
Ablative (from)	Salih'ten	Salih'ten bir hediye aldım. I got a present from Salih.
Genitive (’s)	Salih'in	Bu Salih'in çantası. This is Salih’s bag.
Instrumental (with)	Salih'le	Dün Salih'le konuştum. I talked with Salih yesterday.

Forms are generated by TurkLogic’s tested grammar engine. See every case explained in theTurkish noun cases guide, or check the harmony of any word in thevowel harmony calculator.

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Frequently asked questions

What does the name Salih mean?

Salih is a Turkish boy’s name meaning “righteous, devout, good”. Its origin is Arabic. From Arabic ṣāliḥ.

How do you pronounce Salih?

Say it roughly as “sah-leeh”, keeping every vowel short and clear. Turkish h is never silent, even before a consonant or at the end of a word: you hear it in Mehmet, Ahmet and Nuh.

How do you add suffixes to Salih in Turkish?

Because Salih is a proper name, case endings go after an apostrophe and follow vowel harmony: Salih'e (to Salih), Salih'in (Salih’s), Salih'te (at Salih’s) and Salih'le (with Salih).