integrity in Arabic: نزاهة (nazāha) – meaning, pronunciation, examples

Other meanings

سَلَامَة salāma — integrity · the state of being whole and undivided.
اسْتِقَامَة istiqāma — integrity · honesty and uprightness.

How to use it

The most common meaning of 'integrity' in English relates to moral character. In Arabic, 'nazāha' (نزاهة) captures this best. 'Salāma' (سلامة) is used for the integrity of systems or data (meaning wholeness or soundness), and 'istiqāma' (استقامة) emphasizes uprightness and correctness.

Example sentences

يُعْتَبَرُ النَّزَاهَةُ صِفَةً أَسَاسِيَّةً.

yuʿtabaru n-nazāhatu ṣifatan ʾasāsiyyatan.

Integrity is considered a fundamental quality.
حَافِظْ عَلَى سَلَامَةِ مَعْلُومَاتِكَ.

ḥāfiẓ ʿalā salāmati maʿlūmātika.

Maintain the integrity of your information.
تَتَطَلَّبُ الْمِهْنَةُ اسْتِقَامَةً عَالِيَةً.

tataṭallabu l-mihnatu istiqāmatan ʿāliyyatan.

The profession requires high integrity.

Examples from real texts

Sentences taken from published bilingual texts (subtitles, documents). They show the word in context and are not reviewed one by one.

Scientific Integrity

الأمانة العلمية

Checking file integrity

التماس سلامة الملف

Check data integrity of disc

افحص سلامة بيانات القرص

Integrity of the judicial system

2005/30- نزاهة النظام القضائي

Sami lived his life with integrity.

عاش سامي حياة نزيهة.

Integrity of the judicial system 121

2005/30 نزاهة النظام القضائي 127

So the most important thing is integrity.

اذن اهم الاشياء على الاطلاق هو الأمانة.

The file integrity check was performed successfully.

أنجز اختبار سلامة الملف بنجاح.

• Independence, integrity, objectivity and discipline.

• الاستقلالية والنزاهة والموضوعية والانضباط.

• Strengthening integrity, transparency and accountability

• تعزيز النـزاهة والشفافية والمساءلة

Concerns about fairness and integrity were raised by staff in the 2004 integrity survey.

246 - وفي الدراسة الاستقصائية للتصورات المتعلقة بالنزاهة لعام 2004 أثار الموظفون شواغل تتعلق بالإنصاف والنزاهة.

The concept of territorial integrity promoted by Argentina was complete nonsense and seemed to confuse territorial integrity with geographical proximity.

وليس بين السكان شيء مشترك مع الأرجنتين ثقافياً أو لغوياً أو تاريخياً أو سياسياً.

Questions and answers

What is the primary meaning of 'integrity' in Arabic?

The primary meaning related to moral character is 'nazāha' (نزاهة).

Can 'salāma' mean integrity?

Yes, 'salāma' (سلامة) can mean integrity when referring to the wholeness or soundness of something, like data or a structure.