سوء

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Arabic

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Etymology 1.1

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Root
س و ء (s w ʔ)
8 terms

Compare سَيِّئ (sayyiʔ, evil, bad).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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سَوْء (sawʔm

  1. verbal noun of سَاءَ (sāʔa) (form I)
  2. evil, badness
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Etymology 1.2

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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سُوء (sūʔm (plural أَسْوَاء (ʔaswāʔ))

  1. evil, badness
  2. calamity
  3. malice
  4. treachery
  5. hell
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Persian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Arabic سُوء (sūʔ).

Pronunciation

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Readings
Classical reading? sū'
Dari reading? sū'
Iranian reading? su'
Tajik reading? suʾ

Noun

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سوء (su')

  1. badness, evil
    Synonym: بدی (badi)
    Antonym: خوبی (xubi)
  2. Used with the ezâfe as an equivalent to English "mal-," "mis-," or "dys-".
    سوء تغذیه
    su'-e tağziye
    malnutrition
    (literally, “badness of nutrition”)
    سوء تفاهم
    su'-e tafâhom
    misunderstanding
    (literally, “badness of understanding”)
    سوء استفاده
    su'-e estefâde
    misuse
    (literally, “badness of use”)
    سوء تعبیر
    su'-e ta'bir
    misinterpretation
    (literally, “badness of interpretation”)
    سوء سابقه
    su'-e sâbeqe
    bad personal record
    سوء رفتار
    su'-e raftâr
    misbehavior
    (literally, “badness of behavior”)

Further reading

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  • Hayyim, Sulayman (1934) “سوء”, in New Persian–English dictionary, Teheran: Librairie-imprimerie Béroukhim