سوط

Arabic

Etymology

Derived from the verbal noun of سَاطَ (sāṭa, “to whip, to flagellate”), from س و ط (s-w-ṭ).

Pronunciation

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Noun

سَوْط • (sawṭ) m (plural أَسْوَاط (ʔaswāṭ) or سِيَاط (siyāṭ))

1. whip, scourge, switch
2. (figuratively) any punishment
3. (biology) flagellum
4. (astronomy) an astronomical measure of approximately 4.5 degrees

Declension

Declension of noun سَوْط (sawṭ)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	سَوْط sawṭ	السَّوْط as-sawṭ	سَوْط sawṭ
Nominative	سَوْطٌ sawṭun	السَّوْطُ as-sawṭu	سَوْطُ sawṭu
Accusative	سَوْطًا sawṭan	السَّوْطَ as-sawṭa	سَوْطَ sawṭa
Genitive	سَوْطٍ sawṭin	السَّوْطِ as-sawṭi	سَوْطِ sawṭi
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	سَوْطَيْن sawṭayn	السَّوْطَيْن as-sawṭayn	سَوْطَيْ sawṭay
Nominative	سَوْطَانِ sawṭāni	السَّوْطَانِ as-sawṭāni	سَوْطَا sawṭā
Accusative	سَوْطَيْنِ sawṭayni	السَّوْطَيْنِ as-sawṭayni	سَوْطَيْ sawṭay
Genitive	سَوْطَيْنِ sawṭayni	السَّوْطَيْنِ as-sawṭayni	سَوْطَيْ sawṭay
Plural	basic broken plural triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	أَسْوَاط‎; سِيَاط ʔaswāṭ‎; siyāṭ	الْأَسْوَاط‎; السِّيَاط al-ʔaswāṭ‎; as-siyāṭ	أَسْوَاط‎; سِيَاط ʔaswāṭ‎; siyāṭ
Nominative	أَسْوَاطٌ‎; سِيَاطٌ ʔaswāṭun‎; siyāṭun	الْأَسْوَاطُ‎; السِّيَاطُ al-ʔaswāṭu‎; as-siyāṭu	أَسْوَاطُ‎; سِيَاطُ ʔaswāṭu‎; siyāṭu
Accusative	أَسْوَاطًا‎; سِيَاطًا ʔaswāṭan‎; siyāṭan	الْأَسْوَاطَ‎; السِّيَاطَ al-ʔaswāṭa‎; as-siyāṭa	أَسْوَاطَ‎; سِيَاطَ ʔaswāṭa‎; siyāṭa
Genitive	أَسْوَاطٍ‎; سِيَاطٍ ʔaswāṭin‎; siyāṭin	الْأَسْوَاطِ‎; السِّيَاطِ al-ʔaswāṭi‎; as-siyāṭi	أَسْوَاطِ‎; سِيَاطِ ʔaswāṭi‎; siyāṭi

Descendants

• Galician: azoute
• Portuguese: açoite
• Sicilian: zotta
• Spanish: azote