Sadiq means truthful. See it in Arabic, how to say it, where it is in the Quran and names like it.
Boy name · Arabic (Quranic word)
صَادِق
Sadiq
Truthful
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Meaning
Sadiq (صَادِق) is an Arabic name for boys, taken from a word in the Quran. It means truthful.
In Arabic, words are built from a root of usually three letters. Sadiq comes from the root ص د ق, and words from the same root share its core meaning. Similar names from the same family of words are listed below.
In 19:54 Prophet Ismail is praised: "He was true to his promise".
وَٱذْكُرْ فِى ٱلْكِتَٰبِ إِسْمَٰعِيلَ ۚ إِنَّهُۥ كَانَ صَادِقَ ٱلْوَعْدِ وَكَانَ رَسُولًۭا نَّبِيًّۭا
Wazkur fil Kitaabi ismaa'eel; innahoo kaana saadiqal wa'di wa kaana Rasoolan Nabiyyaa
And mention in the Book, Ishmael. Indeed, he was true to his promise, and he was a messenger and a prophet.
Quran 19:54. Arabic: Uthmani text (Tanzil). English: Sahih International.
Say it SAA-diq. The capital letters show the stressed part. In English it is also spelled Saadiq, Sadik and Sadeq. In Arabic it is written with 4 letters, from right to left: ص ṣad + ا alif + د dal + ق qaf.
Names taken from words in the Quran are a popular choice. Before choosing one, read the verse it comes from, as above, so you know the context the word is used in. With the father's name it becomes Sadiq bin (and the father's name): see what bin, bint and abu mean.
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Questions
Sadiq (صَادِق) means truthful. It is an Arabic name for boys, taken from a word in the Quran.
In 19:54 Prophet Ismail is praised: "He was true to his promise".
Sadiq is used as a boy's name.
Sadiq is written صَادِق in Arabic, said SAA-diq.
Both are English spellings of the same Arabic name, صَادِق. Choose the one that is easiest to say where you live, and keep it the same on all documents.