صداقت
sedâqat
honesty
nounB1
Quick Reference
se-dâ-QAT
honesty
B1 — Intermediate
What it means
صداقت (sedâqat) means “honesty” or “sincerity.” It comes from the Arabic root ṣ-d-q (truth). The same root gives sâdeq, “truthful person,” and sedq, “truthfulness.”
How to use it
- صداقت داشت (sedâqat dâsht) “He had honesty”
- با صداقت (bâ sedâqat) “sincerely, honestly”
- صداقتش را باور کردم (sedâqatash râ bâvar kardam) “I believed his sincerity”
Common pairings and compounds
- صادق (sâdeq) “honest, truthful person”
- بیصداقت (bi-sedâqat) “insincere, dishonest”
- صداقت در رابطه (sedâqat dar râbete) “honesty in a relationship”
Cultural note
Sedâqat shades between two English ideas: factual honesty and emotional sincerity. In a romantic context it leans toward the second, the felt authenticity of someone who is not performing. Iranian friends use bi-sedâqat as a quiet, lasting insult, harsher than “liar” because it claims the whole person is fake, not just one sentence.
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Sedâqat shades between two English ideas: factual honesty and emotional sincerity. In a romantic context it leans toward the second, the felt authenticity of someone who is not performing. Iranian friends use bi-sedâqat as a quiet, lasting insult, harsher than "liar" because it claims the whole person is fake, not just one sentence.Connected Words