صوت

See also: ضؤت, صوب, and ص و ت

Arabic

Etymology

Root
ص و ت (ṣ w t)
7 terms

The sense “vote” is probably a loan translation from a European language, most likely French voix, but compare also German Stimme and stimmen, Russian голос (golos) and голосовать (golosovatʹ), etc.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sˤawt/

• Audio:

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Noun

صَوْت • (ṣawt) m (plural أَصْوَات (ʔaṣwāt))

1. a sound (of a thing, an animal, and so on)
   1. the sound of human speech or human singing, a voice

   هَلْ تَسْتَطِيعُ التَّحَدُثَ بِصَوْتٍ أَعْلَى.

   hal tastaṭīʕu t-taḥaduṯa biṣawtin ʔaʕlā.

   (please add an English translation of this usage example)

2. a vote; a ballot

   فِي الاِنْتِخَابَاتِ، سَيَقُومُ الْمُوَاطِنُونَ بِإِلْقَاءِ صَوْتِهِمْ لِاخْتِيَارِ الْمُرَشِّحِ الْأَنْسَبِ.

   (please add an English translation of this usage example)

Declension

Declension of noun صَوْت (ṣawt)

singular	basic singular triptote
	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	صَوْت ṣawt	الصَّوْت aṣ-ṣawt	صَوْت ṣawt
nominative	صَوْتٌ ṣawtun	الصَّوْتُ aṣ-ṣawtu	صَوْتُ ṣawtu
accusative	صَوْتًا ṣawtan	الصَّوْتَ aṣ-ṣawta	صَوْتَ ṣawta
genitive	صَوْتٍ ṣawtin	الصَّوْتِ aṣ-ṣawti	صَوْتِ ṣawti
dual	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	صَوْتَيْن ṣawtayn	الصَّوْتَيْن aṣ-ṣawtayn	صَوْتَيْ ṣawtay
nominative	صَوْتَانِ ṣawtāni	الصَّوْتَانِ aṣ-ṣawtāni	صَوْتَا ṣawtā
accusative	صَوْتَيْنِ ṣawtayni	الصَّوْتَيْنِ aṣ-ṣawtayni	صَوْتَيْ ṣawtay
genitive	صَوْتَيْنِ ṣawtayni	الصَّوْتَيْنِ aṣ-ṣawtayni	صَوْتَيْ ṣawtay
plural	basic broken plural triptote
	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	أَصْوَات ʔaṣwāt	الْأَصْوَات al-ʔaṣwāt	أَصْوَات ʔaṣwāt
nominative	أَصْوَاتٌ ʔaṣwātun	الْأَصْوَاتُ al-ʔaṣwātu	أَصْوَاتُ ʔaṣwātu
accusative	أَصْوَاتًا ʔaṣwātan	الْأَصْوَاتَ al-ʔaṣwāta	أَصْوَاتَ ʔaṣwāta
genitive	أَصْوَاتٍ ʔaṣwātin	الْأَصْوَاتِ al-ʔaṣwāti	أَصْوَاتِ ʔaṣwāti

Descendants

• → Georgian: ზავთი (zavti)
  • → Bats: ზავთ class j (zavt)
• →? Portuguese: sotaque
• → Swahili: sauti

Verb

صَوَّتَ • (ṣawwata) II (non-past يُصَوِّتُ (yuṣawwitu), verbal noun تَصْوِيت (taṣwīt))

1. to make a sound, to sound
2. to vote

Conjugation

Conjugation of صَوَّتَ (II, sound, impersonal passive, verbal noun تَصْوِيت)

verbal noun الْمَصْدَر						تَصْوِيت taṣwīt
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل						مُصَوِّت muṣawwit
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول						مُصَوَّت muṣawwat
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	صَوَّتُّ ṣawwattu	صَوَّتَّ ṣawwatta	صَوَّتَ ṣawwata		صَوَّتُّمَا ṣawwattumā	صَوَّتَا ṣawwatā		صَوَّتْنَا ṣawwatnā	صَوَّتُّمْ ṣawwattum	صَوَّتُوا ṣawwatū
	f		صَوَّتِّ ṣawwatti	صَوَّتَتْ ṣawwatat			صَوَّتَتَا ṣawwatatā			صَوَّتُّنَّ ṣawwattunna	صَوَّتْنَ ṣawwatna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُصَوِّتُ ʔuṣawwitu	تُصَوِّتُ tuṣawwitu	يُصَوِّتُ yuṣawwitu		تُصَوِّتَانِ tuṣawwitāni	يُصَوِّتَانِ yuṣawwitāni		نُصَوِّتُ nuṣawwitu	تُصَوِّتُونَ tuṣawwitūna	يُصَوِّتُونَ yuṣawwitūna
	f		تُصَوِّتِينَ tuṣawwitīna	تُصَوِّتُ tuṣawwitu			تُصَوِّتَانِ tuṣawwitāni			تُصَوِّتْنَ tuṣawwitna	يُصَوِّتْنَ yuṣawwitna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُصَوِّتَ ʔuṣawwita	تُصَوِّتَ tuṣawwita	يُصَوِّتَ yuṣawwita		تُصَوِّتَا tuṣawwitā	يُصَوِّتَا yuṣawwitā		نُصَوِّتَ nuṣawwita	تُصَوِّتُوا tuṣawwitū	يُصَوِّتُوا yuṣawwitū
	f		تُصَوِّتِي tuṣawwitī	تُصَوِّتَ tuṣawwita			تُصَوِّتَا tuṣawwitā			تُصَوِّتْنَ tuṣawwitna	يُصَوِّتْنَ yuṣawwitna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُصَوِّتْ ʔuṣawwit	تُصَوِّتْ tuṣawwit	يُصَوِّتْ yuṣawwit		تُصَوِّتَا tuṣawwitā	يُصَوِّتَا yuṣawwitā		نُصَوِّتْ nuṣawwit	تُصَوِّتُوا tuṣawwitū	يُصَوِّتُوا yuṣawwitū
	f		تُصَوِّتِي tuṣawwitī	تُصَوِّتْ tuṣawwit			تُصَوِّتَا tuṣawwitā			تُصَوِّتْنَ tuṣawwitna	يُصَوِّتْنَ yuṣawwitna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		صَوِّتْ ṣawwit			صَوِّتَا ṣawwitā				صَوِّتُوا ṣawwitū
	f		صَوِّتِي ṣawwitī							صَوِّتْنَ ṣawwitna
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	—	—	صُوِّتَ ṣuwwita		—	—		—	—	—
	f		—	—			—			—	—
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	—	—	يُصَوَّتُ yuṣawwatu		—	—		—	—	—
	f		—	—			—			—	—
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	—	—	يُصَوَّتَ yuṣawwata		—	—		—	—	—
	f		—	—			—			—	—
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	—	—	يُصَوَّتْ yuṣawwat		—	—		—	—	—
	f		—	—			—			—	—

Egyptian Arabic

Root
ص و ت
1 term

Etymology 1

Inherited from Arabic صَوْت (ṣawt).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sˤoːt/

Noun

صوت • (ṣōt) m (plural أصوات (aṣwāt))

1. voice (sound uttered by the mouth)
2. vote

Etymology 2

Inherited from Arabic صَوَّتَ (ṣawwata).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sˤaw.wat/, [ˈsˤɑwːɑt], [ˈsˤɑwːɑtˤ]

Verb

صوت • (ṣawwat) II

1. to scream
2. to yell

   Synonym: زعق (zaʕʕaʔ)

3. to vote

Conjugation

Conjugation of صوت

		singular				plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person
past	m	صوّتت (ṣawwatt)	صوّتت (ṣawwatt)	صوّت (ṣawwat)		صوّتنا (ṣawwatna)	صوّتتوا (ṣawwattu)	صوّتوا (ṣawwatu)
	f		صوّتتي (ṣawwatti)	صوّتت (ṣawwatit)
present subjunctive	m	اصوّت (aṣawwat)	تصوّت (tiṣawwat)	يصوّت (yiṣawwat)		نصوّت (niṣawwat)	تصوّتوا (tiṣawwatu)	يصوّتوا (yiṣawwatu)
	f		تصوّتي (tiṣawwati)	تصوّت (tiṣawwat)
present indicative	m	بصوّت (baṣawwat)	بتصوّت (bitṣawwat)	بيصوّت (biyṣawwat)		بنصوّت (binṣawwat)	بتصوّتوا (bitṣawwatu)	بيصوّتوا (biyṣawwatu)
	f		بتصوّتي (bitṣawwati)	بتصوّت (bitṣawwat)
future1	m	هصوّت (haṣawwat)	هتصوّت (hatṣawwat)	هيصوّت (hayṣawwat)		هنصوّت (hanṣawwat)	هتصوّتوا (hatṣawwatu)	هيصوّتوا (hayṣawwatu)
	f		هتصوّتي (hatṣawwati)	هتصوّت (hatṣawwat)
imperative	m		صوّت (ṣawwat)				صوّتوا (ṣawwatu)
	f		صوّتي (ṣawwati)

¹ The future tense can be prefixed with either هـ (ha-) or حـ (ḥa-) depending on the speaker.

Hijazi Arabic

Root
ص و ت
2 terms

Etymology 1

Inherited from Arabic صَوْت (ṣawt).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sˤoːt/, [sˤo̞ːt]

Noun

صوت • (ṣōt) m (plural أصوات (ʔaṣwāt))

1. voice
2. sound, noise
3. vote

Etymology 2

Inherited from Arabic صَوَّتَ (ṣawwata).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sˤaw.wat/

Verb

صَوَّت • (ṣawwat) II (non-past يِصَوِّت (yiṣawwit))

1. to vote

Conjugation

Conjugation of صوت

		singular				plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person
past	m	صوتّ (ṣawwatt)	صوتّ (ṣawwatt)	صوت (ṣawwat)		صوتنا (ṣawwatna)	صوتّوا (ṣawwattu)	صوتوا (ṣawwatu)
	f		صوتّي (ṣawwatti)	صوتت (ṣawwatat)
non-past	m	أصوت (ʔaṣawwit)	تصوت (tiṣawwit)	يصوت (yiṣawwit)		نصوت (niṣawwit)	تصوتوا (tiṣawwitu)	يصوتوا (yiṣawwitu)
	f		تصوتي (tiṣawwiti)	تصوت (tiṣawwit)
imperative	m		صوت (ṣawwit)				صوتوا (ṣawwitu)
	f		صوتي (ṣawwiti)

Moroccan Arabic

Root
ص و ت
1 term

Etymology 1

Inherited from Arabic صَوْت (ṣawt).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sˤawt/, /sˤuːt/

Noun

صَوْت or صُوت • (ṣawt or ṣūt) m (plural صوات (ṣwāt))

1. voice (sound uttered by the mouth)
2. sound
3. vote, ballot

Etymology 2

Inherited from Arabic صَوَّتَ (ṣawwata).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sˤaw.wat/

Verb

صوت • (ṣawwat) II (non-past يصوت (yṣawwat))

1. to vote

Conjugation

Conjugation of صوت

		singular				plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person
past	m	صوّتّ (ṣawwatt)	صوّتّي (ṣawwatti)	صوّت (ṣawwat)		صوّتنا (ṣawwatna)	صوّتّوا (ṣawwattu)	صوّتوا (ṣawwtu)
	f			صوّتت (ṣawwtāt)
non-past	m	نصوّت (nṣawwat)	تصوّت (tṣawwat)	يصوّت (yṣawwat)		نصوّتوا (nṣawwtu)	تصوّتوا (tṣawwtu)	يصوّتوا (yṣawwtu)
	f		تصوّتي (tṣawwti)	تصوّت (tṣawwat)
imperative	m		صوّت (ṣawwat)				صوّتوا (ṣawwtu)
	f		صوّتي (ṣawwti)

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic صَوْت (ṣawt).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /ˈsawt/

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [säwt̪]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [säwt̪]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [säwt̪]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [säwt̪]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [sowt̪ʰ]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [säwt̪]

• Rhymes: -awt

Readings
Classical reading?	sawt
Dari reading?	sawt
Iranian reading?	sowt
Tajik reading?	savt

Noun

Dari	صوت
Iranian Persian
Tajik	савт

صوت • (sawt / sowt) (plural اصوات, or صوت‌ها (sawt-hā / sowt-hâ), Tajik spelling савт)

1. sound

   Synonyms: صدا (sedâ), آوا (âvâ)

2. voice

   Synonyms: صدا (sedâ), آوا (âvâ)

Derived terms

• صوتی (sowti)

South Levantine Arabic

Root
ص و ت
1 term

Etymology 1

Inherited from Arabic صَوَّتَ (ṣawwata).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sˤaw.wat/, [ˈsˤɑw.wɑtˤ]

• Audio (al-Lidd):

  (file)

Verb

صوّت • (ṣawwat) II (present بصوّت (biṣawwet))

1. to vote

Conjugation

Conjugation of صوت

		singular				plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person
past	m	صوّتت (ṣawwatt)	صوّتت (ṣawwatt)	صوّت (ṣawwat)		صوّتنا (ṣawwatna)	صوّتتو (ṣawwattu)	صوّتو (ṣawwatu)
	f		صوّتتي (ṣawwatti)	صوّتت (ṣawwatat)
present	m	بصوّت (baṣawwit)	بتصوّت (bitṣawwit)	بصوّت (biṣawwit)		منصوّت (minṣawwit)	بتصوّتو (bitṣawwtu)	بصوّتو (biṣawwtu)
	f		بتصوّتي (bitṣawwti)	بتصوّت (bitṣawwit)
subjunctive	m	اصوّت (aṣawwit)	تصوّت (tṣawwit)	يصوّت (yṣawwit)		نصوّت (nṣawwit)	تصوّتو (tṣawwtu)	يصوّتو (yṣawwtu)
	f		تصوّتي (tṣawwti)	تصوّت (tṣawwit)
imperative	m		صوّت (ṣawwit)				صوّتو (ṣawwtu)
	f		صوّتي (ṣawwti)

Etymology 2

Inherited from Arabic صَوْت (ṣawt).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sˤoːt/, [sˤoːt]

• Audio (Amman):

  (file)

Noun

صوت • (ṣōt) m (plural أصوات (ʔaṣwāt))

1. voice
2. sound, noise
3. vote