مليح

From the root م ل ح‎ (m-l-ḥ); compare مَلُحَ‎ (maluḥa, “to be salty, to be handsome”), مِلْح‎ (milḥ, “salt, beauty”). Since salt has been costly and made dishes notably “tasty”, the sense of “beautiful” developed.

مَلِيح • (malīḥ) (feminine مَلِيحَة‎ (malīḥa), common plural مِلَاح‎ (milāḥ), masculine plural مُلَحَاء‎ (mulaḥāʔ), feminine plural مَلِيحَات‎ (malīḥāt), elative أَمْلَح‎ (ʔamlaḥ))

1. salty, holding salt water
2. beautiful, fair, pretty, graceful, lovely, elegant, handsome

Lua error: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

• North Levantine Arabic: مْنِيح‎ (mnīḥ)
• South Levantine Arabic: مْنِيح‎ (mnīḥ)
• → Middle Armenian: Մլեհ (Mleh)

مَلِيح • (malīḥ)

1. well done!, bravo

From Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value).

• IPA^(key): /mliːħ/

مليح • (mlīḥ) (feminine مليحة‎ (mlīḥa), common plural ملاح‎ (mlāḥ), masculine plural مليحين‎ (mlīḥīn), feminine plural مليحات‎ (mlīḥāt), elative أملح‎ (ʔamlaḥ) or ملح‎ (mlaḥ))

1. good

From Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value).

• IPA^(key): /mliːħ/

مليح (mlīḥ)

1. good

• خوش‎ (ḵōš)
• زين‎ (zɪn)