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صَحِيحٌ ذ (S, A, MA, Msb, K, KL) and ↓ صَحَاحٌ (S, A, Msb, K) Healthy, sound, or free from disease; (S, A, MA, K, KL;) and so صَحِيحُ الجَسَدِ, applied to a man: (Msb:) and (assumed tropical:) sound, valid, (MA, KL,) [substantial, real, sure, certain,] true, right, (MA, KL, and Msb in explanation of the former word,) correct, just or proper, whole or entire, (MA, KL,) or [unmarred, or unimpaired,] free from every imperfection or defect or fault or blemish, (L, K, TA,) and from everything that would occasion doubt or suspicion or evil opinion: (L, TA:) [and (assumed tropical:) suitable to the case, or event: (see 1:)] fem. صَحِيحَةٌ, applied to a woman [and to other things]: (TA:) pl. صَحَاحٌ, (A, Msb, K,) a pl. of صَحِيحٌ, (Msb,) and applied to men [and other things], (A, K, TA,) and of صَحِيحَةٌ, and applied to women, (TA,) and أَصِحَّآءُ, (A, Msb, K,) a pl. of صَحِيحٌ, (Msb,) and applied to men, (A, K,) and أَصِحَّةٌ, likewise applied to men, (A,) and صَحَائِحُ, (K,) a pl. of صَحِيحَةٌ, and applied to women. (TA.) صَحِيحُ الأَدِيمِ means [lit. Sound of skin; or] not [having the skin] cut; as also ↓ صَحَاحُ الأَدِيمِ: (S:) [but each has a tropical signification; for] one says, فُلَانٌ صَحِيحُ الأَدِيمِ (Ham p. 628) meaning (tropical:) [Such a one is sound] in respect of origin, and of honour, or reputation. (Har p. 135.) And دِرْهَمٌ صَحِيحٌ means A dirhem free from defect; as also ↓ صَحَاحٌ ; and ↓ صُحَاحٌ , [which I find as syn. with صَحِيحٌ in my copy of the K,] with damm, is allowable, like طُوَالٌ as syn. with طَوِيلٌ. (L, TA.) And it is said in a trad., ↓ يُقَاسِمُ ا@بْنُ آدَمَ أَهْلَ النَّارِ قِسْمَةً صَحَاحًا i. e. The son of Adam, meaning Kábeel [or Cain], who slew his brother Hábeel [or Abel], will make a right division with the people of Hell, so that half of it shall be for him, and half for them. (L, TA.)
An Arabic-English Lexicon. London. Williams and Norgate. 1863.
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