س و ء

Arabic

Root

س و ء • (s-w-ʔ)

1. Related to badness.

Derived terms

• Form I: سَاءَ (sāʔa, “to act badly, maltreat, injure”)
  • Verbal noun: سُوء‎ (sūʔ), سَوْء (sawʔ), سَوَاء (sawāʔ), سَوَاءَة (sawāʔa), سَوَايَة (sawāya), سَوَائِيَة (sawāʔiya), مَسَاء (masāʔ), مَسَاءَة (masāʔa), مَسَايَة (masāya), مَسَائِيَة (masāʔiya), مَسَائِيَّة (masāʔiyya)
  • Active participle: سَاءٍ (sāʔin)
  • Passive participle: مَسُوء (masūʔ)
• Form IV: أَسَاءَ (ʔasāʔa, “to harm, to treat badly, to misjudge”)
  • Verbal noun: إِسَاءَة (ʔisāʔa)
  • Active participle: مُسِيء (musīʔ)
  • Passive participle: مُسَاء (musāʔ)
• Form VIII: اِسْتَاءَ (istāʔa, “to be offended by”)
  • Verbal noun: اِسْتِيَاء (istiyāʔ)
  • Active participle: مُسْتَاء (mustāʔ)
  • Passive participle: مُسْتَاء (mustāʔ)

Nouns

• سَيِّئَة (sayyiʔa)

Adjectives

• سَيِّئ (sayyiʔ)
  • سَيِّئَة (sayyiʔa)
• أَسْوَأ (ʔaswaʔ)