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maṣlaḥat (for A. مصلحة , inf. n. of صلح 'to be good, or right,' etc.), s.f. A cause, means, or occasion, of good; a thing or affair conducive to good, or that is for good; a thing that is good and right; welfare; that which is best, a prudent measure, advisable thing; advisability, sound or good policy; an urgent occasion;—convenience, expedience; an expedient; fitness;—advice, counsel;—an affair, business; subject:—maṣlaḥat-kār, adj. Doing that which is for good;—expert or skilled in affairs;—fitted to advise:—maṣlaḥat karnā(-se), To consult (with), to deliberate (with); to hold a consultation; to counsel, advise;—to conspire, combine:—maṣlaḥat ma’lūm honā(-ko), To appear good and right (to); to be deemed advisable, or expedient:—maṣlaḥat nahīṅ,. It is not right and proper; it is not advisable, or expedient:—maṣlaḥat-ě-waqt, adj. Good and proper for the time or occasion; suited to the time, seasonable; opportune:—muqtaẕā-ě-maṣlaḥat, adj. Advisable; expedient.
Origin: Persian