سوم

Arabic

Verb

سَوَّمَ • (sawwama) II (non-past يُسَوِّمُ (yusawwimu), verbal noun تَسْوِيم (taswīm))

1. to impose, to force
2. to mark

Conjugation

Conjugation of سَوَّمَ (II, sound, full passive, verbal noun تَسْوِيم)

verbal noun الْمَصْدَر						تَسْوِيم taswīm
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل						مُسَوِّم musawwim
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول						مُسَوَّم musawwam
active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	سَوَّمْتُ sawwamtu	سَوَّمْتَ sawwamta	سَوَّمَ sawwama		سَوَّمْتُمَا sawwamtumā	سَوَّمَا sawwamā		سَوَّمْنَا sawwamnā	سَوَّمْتُمْ sawwamtum	سَوَّمُوا sawwamū
	f		سَوَّمْتِ sawwamti	سَوَّمَتْ sawwamat			سَوَّمَتَا sawwamatā			سَوَّمْتُنَّ sawwamtunna	سَوَّمْنَ sawwamna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُسَوِّمُ ʔusawwimu	تُسَوِّمُ tusawwimu	يُسَوِّمُ yusawwimu		تُسَوِّمَانِ tusawwimāni	يُسَوِّمَانِ yusawwimāni		نُسَوِّمُ nusawwimu	تُسَوِّمُونَ tusawwimūna	يُسَوِّمُونَ yusawwimūna
	f		تُسَوِّمِينَ tusawwimīna	تُسَوِّمُ tusawwimu			تُسَوِّمَانِ tusawwimāni			تُسَوِّمْنَ tusawwimna	يُسَوِّمْنَ yusawwimna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُسَوِّمَ ʔusawwima	تُسَوِّمَ tusawwima	يُسَوِّمَ yusawwima		تُسَوِّمَا tusawwimā	يُسَوِّمَا yusawwimā		نُسَوِّمَ nusawwima	تُسَوِّمُوا tusawwimū	يُسَوِّمُوا yusawwimū
	f		تُسَوِّمِي tusawwimī	تُسَوِّمَ tusawwima			تُسَوِّمَا tusawwimā			تُسَوِّمْنَ tusawwimna	يُسَوِّمْنَ yusawwimna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُسَوِّمْ ʔusawwim	تُسَوِّمْ tusawwim	يُسَوِّمْ yusawwim		تُسَوِّمَا tusawwimā	يُسَوِّمَا yusawwimā		نُسَوِّمْ nusawwim	تُسَوِّمُوا tusawwimū	يُسَوِّمُوا yusawwimū
	f		تُسَوِّمِي tusawwimī	تُسَوِّمْ tusawwim			تُسَوِّمَا tusawwimā			تُسَوِّمْنَ tusawwimna	يُسَوِّمْنَ yusawwimna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		سَوِّمْ sawwim			سَوِّمَا sawwimā				سَوِّمُوا sawwimū
	f		سَوِّمِي sawwimī							سَوِّمْنَ sawwimna
passive voice الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	سُوِّمْتُ suwwimtu	سُوِّمْتَ suwwimta	سُوِّمَ suwwima		سُوِّمْتُمَا suwwimtumā	سُوِّمَا suwwimā		سُوِّمْنَا suwwimnā	سُوِّمْتُمْ suwwimtum	سُوِّمُوا suwwimū
	f		سُوِّمْتِ suwwimti	سُوِّمَتْ suwwimat			سُوِّمَتَا suwwimatā			سُوِّمْتُنَّ suwwimtunna	سُوِّمْنَ suwwimna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُسَوَّمُ ʔusawwamu	تُسَوَّمُ tusawwamu	يُسَوَّمُ yusawwamu		تُسَوَّمَانِ tusawwamāni	يُسَوَّمَانِ yusawwamāni		نُسَوَّمُ nusawwamu	تُسَوَّمُونَ tusawwamūna	يُسَوَّمُونَ yusawwamūna
	f		تُسَوَّمِينَ tusawwamīna	تُسَوَّمُ tusawwamu			تُسَوَّمَانِ tusawwamāni			تُسَوَّمْنَ tusawwamna	يُسَوَّمْنَ yusawwamna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُسَوَّمَ ʔusawwama	تُسَوَّمَ tusawwama	يُسَوَّمَ yusawwama		تُسَوَّمَا tusawwamā	يُسَوَّمَا yusawwamā		نُسَوَّمَ nusawwama	تُسَوَّمُوا tusawwamū	يُسَوَّمُوا yusawwamū
	f		تُسَوَّمِي tusawwamī	تُسَوَّمَ tusawwama			تُسَوَّمَا tusawwamā			تُسَوَّمْنَ tusawwamna	يُسَوَّمْنَ yusawwamna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُسَوَّمْ ʔusawwam	تُسَوَّمْ tusawwam	يُسَوَّمْ yusawwam		تُسَوَّمَا tusawwamā	يُسَوَّمَا yusawwamā		نُسَوَّمْ nusawwam	تُسَوَّمُوا tusawwamū	يُسَوَّمُوا yusawwamū
	f		تُسَوَّمِي tusawwamī	تُسَوَّمْ tusawwam			تُسَوَّمَا tusawwamā			تُسَوَّمْنَ tusawwamna	يُسَوَّمْنَ yusawwamna

Persian

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Cardinal: سه (se)     Ordinal: سوم (sevom)

Etymology

From سه (se, “three”) + ـم (-om, “-th, -rd (ordinal number suffix))”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /si.ˈwum/

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [sɪ.wʊ́m]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [sɪ.wʊ́m]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [seː.jʊ́m]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [seː.júm]

 

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [se.vóm]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [se.vóm]
  • (Tehrani) IPA^(key): [sev.vóm]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [se.júm]

Readings
Classical reading?	siwum
Dari reading?	siwum
Iranian reading?	sevom
Tajik reading?	seyum

Adjective

سوم • (sevom)

1. third
2. (fraction) third, one-third

   Synonym: ثلث (sols)

Alternative forms

• سیم (siyum / siyom, (dialectally) sēyum), سیوم (siyum / siyom, (dialectally) sēyum), سه‌ام (si-um / se-om)

Tashelhit

Noun

سوم (ssum)

1. Arabic spelling of ssum

Urdu

Alternative forms

• سویم (soyam), سوئم (soem), سیوم (sīyūm)

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian سوم (siwum).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /soːm/, /sɪ.ʋəm/, /sɪ.ʋʊm/
• Rhymes: -oːm

Adjective

سوم • (som or sivam or sivum) (Hindi spelling सोम or सिवम or सिवुम)

1. third

   Synonym: تیسرا (tīsrā)

References

• “سوم”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
• “سوم”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2026.