A Name Story by Houdhoud
صَلَاح
Salah
sa-LAAH
“Goodness, righteousness.”
About Salah
Salah is a Muslim baby boy's name meaning "goodness, righteousness" — an Arabic name carried for centuries across the Muslim world.
From the Arabic root ص-ل-ح meaning 'to be good, righteous, in order'.
Universal across Arab families.
Origin & roots
Origin
Arabic
Gender
Boy
Root letters
In Arabic, root letters are the seed that gives a word its meaning. Every word built from them inherits that family of meaning — and Salah is one such word.
Across history
Who has carried Salah before.
- Salah ad-Din al-Ayyubi (Saladin, 1137–1193)
- Mohamed Salah (b. 1992), Egyptian footballer
How to say it
Stressed syllable in capitals
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Common questions about Salah
- What does the name Salah mean?
- Salah (صَلَاح) means "Goodness, righteousness". From the Arabic root ص-ل-ح meaning 'to be good, righteous, in order'.
- Is Salah a name from the Qur'an?
- Salah does not appear directly in the Qur'an in our verified records, though it is an Arabic name long carried across the Muslim world. We only list a Qur'anic verse when it's verified against the Tanzil corpus.
- Is Salah a boy or a girl name?
- Salah is traditionally a boy's name.
- Where does the name Salah come from?
- Salah is an Arabic name, built on the root letters Ṣ-L-Ḥ. Universal across Arab families.
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