سواك

See also: سواک‎

Arabic

Etymology

From the Middle Persian equivalent of Persian سواک‎ (sevâk) meaning the same, belonging to سودن‎ (sūdan, “to rub”).

Noun

سِوَاك • (siwāk) m (plural أَسْوِكَة (ʔaswika) or سُوك (sūk))

1. a stick made particularly from the toothbrush tree Salvadora persica for cleansing the teeth

Declension

Declension of noun سِوَاك (siwāk)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	سِوَاك siwāk	السِّوَاك as-siwāk	سِوَاك siwāk
Nominative	سِوَاكٌ siwākun	السِّوَاكُ as-siwāku	سِوَاكُ siwāku
Accusative	سِوَاكًا siwākan	السِّوَاكَ as-siwāka	سِوَاكَ siwāka
Genitive	سِوَاكٍ siwākin	السِّوَاكِ as-siwāki	سِوَاكِ siwāki
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	سِوَاكَيْن siwākayn	السِّوَاكَيْن as-siwākayn	سِوَاكَيْ siwākay
Nominative	سِوَاكَانِ siwākāni	السِّوَاكَانِ as-siwākāni	سِوَاكَا siwākā
Accusative	سِوَاكَيْنِ siwākayni	السِّوَاكَيْنِ as-siwākayni	سِوَاكَيْ siwākay
Genitive	سِوَاكَيْنِ siwākayni	السِّوَاكَيْنِ as-siwākayni	سِوَاكَيْ siwākay
Plural	broken plural triptote in ـَة (-a)‎; basic broken plural triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	أَسْوِكَة‎; سُوك ʔaswika‎; sūk	الْأَسْوِكَة‎; السُّوك al-ʔaswika‎; as-sūk	أَسْوِكَة‎; سُوك ʔaswikat‎; sūk
Nominative	أَسْوِكَةٌ‎; سُوكٌ ʔaswikatun‎; sūkun	الْأَسْوِكَةُ‎; السُّوكُ al-ʔaswikatu‎; as-sūku	أَسْوِكَةُ‎; سُوكُ ʔaswikatu‎; sūku
Accusative	أَسْوِكَةً‎; سُوكًا ʔaswikatan‎; sūkan	الْأَسْوِكَةَ‎; السُّوكَ al-ʔaswikata‎; as-sūka	أَسْوِكَةَ‎; سُوكَ ʔaswikata‎; sūka
Genitive	أَسْوِكَةٍ‎; سُوكٍ ʔaswikatin‎; sūkin	الْأَسْوِكَةِ‎; السُّوكِ al-ʔaswikati‎; as-sūki	أَسْوِكَةِ‎; سُوكِ ʔaswikati‎; sūki

Derived terms

• مِسْوَاك (miswāk, “toothbrush stick”)
• سَاكَ (sāka, “to brush”)
• سَوَّكَ (sawwaka, “to brush”)
• تَسَوَّكَ (tasawwaka, “to brush oneself, to cleanse the teeth”)