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 (ʾaswika) or سُوك (sūk))
- a stick made particularly from the toothbrush tree Salvadora persica for cleansing the teeth
Declension
Declension of noun سِوَاك (siwāk)
Singular | basic singular triptote | ||
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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 ʾaswika; sūk | الْأَسْوِكَة; السُّوك al-ʾaswika; as-sūk | أَسْوِكَة; سُوك ʾaswikat; sūk |
Nominative | أَسْوِكَةٌ; سُوكٌ ʾaswikatun; sūkun | الْأَسْوِكَةُ; السُّوكُ al-ʾaswikatu; as-sūku | أَسْوِكَةُ; سُوكُ ʾaswikatu; sūku |
Accusative | أَسْوِكَةً; سُوكًا ʾaswikatan; sūkan | الْأَسْوِكَةَ; السُّوكَ al-ʾaswikata; as-sūka | أَسْوِكَةَ; سُوكَ ʾaswikata; sūka |
Genitive | أَسْوِكَةٍ; سُوكٍ ʾaswikatin; sūkin | الْأَسْوِكَةِ; السُّوكِ al-ʾaswikati; as-sūki | أَسْوِكَةِ; سُوكِ ʾaswikati; sūki |
Derived terms
- مِسْوَاك (miswāk, “toothbrush stick”)
- سَاكَ (sāka, “to brush”)
- سَوَّكَ (sawwaka, “to brush”)
- تَسَوَّكَ (tasawwaka, “to brush oneself, to cleanse the teeth”)