سوء
Arabic
Etymology
From the root س و ء (s-w-ʔ); compare سَيِّئ (sayyiʔ, “evil, bad”).
Pronunciation 1
Noun
سَوْء • (sawʔ) m
- verbal noun of سَاءَ (sāʔa) (form I)
- evil, badness
Declension
Declension of noun سَوْء (sawʔ)
References
- Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884) “سوء”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary[1], London: W.H. Allen
Pronunciation 2
Noun
سُوء • (sūʔ) m (plural أَسْوَاء (ʔaswāʔ))
Declension
Declension of noun سُوء (sūʔ)
Singular | basic singular triptote | ||
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Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
Informal | سُوء sūʔ |
السُّوء as-sūʔ |
سُوء sūʔ |
Nominative | سُوءٌ sūʔun |
السُّوءُ as-sūʔu |
سُوءُ sūʔu |
Accusative | سُوءًا sūʔan |
السُّوءَ as-sūʔa |
سُوءَ sūʔa |
Genitive | سُوءٍ sūʔin |
السُّوءِ as-sūʔi |
سُوءِ sūʔi |
Dual | Indefinite | Definite | Construct |
Informal | سُوءَيْن sūʔayn |
السُّوءَيْن as-sūʔayn |
سُوءَيْ sūʔay |
Nominative | سُوءَانِ sūʔāni |
السُّوءَانِ as-sūʔāni |
سُوءَا sūʔā |
Accusative | سُوءَيْنِ sūʔayni |
السُّوءَيْنِ as-sūʔayni |
سُوءَيْ sūʔay |
Genitive | سُوءَيْنِ sūʔayni |
السُّوءَيْنِ as-sūʔayni |
سُوءَيْ sūʔay |
Plural | basic broken plural triptote | ||
Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
Informal | أَسْوَاء ʔaswāʔ |
الْأَسْوَاء al-ʔaswāʔ |
أَسْوَاء ʔaswāʔ |
Nominative | أَسْوَاءٌ ʔaswāʔun |
الْأَسْوَاءُ al-ʔaswāʔu |
أَسْوَاءُ ʔaswāʔu |
Accusative | أَسْوَاءً ʔaswāʔan |
الْأَسْوَاءَ al-ʔaswāʔa |
أَسْوَاءَ ʔaswāʔa |
Genitive | أَسْوَاءٍ ʔaswāʔin |
الْأَسْوَاءِ al-ʔaswāʔi |
أَسْوَاءِ ʔaswāʔi |
References
- Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884) “سوء”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary[2], London: W.H. Allen