سوق

See also: شوق‎, سوف‎, and شوف‎

Arabic

Etymology 1

From Aramaic שׁוּקָא‎ / ܫܽܘܩܳܐ‎ (šūqā’, “street, market”), from Akkadian 𒋻 (sūqum, “street”), from Akkadian 𒅆𒀀𒄣 (siāqum, “to become narrow”). Cognate to Hebrew שׁוּק‎ (šūq).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /suːq/
Audio (file)
- (Egyptian) IPA^(key): /suːʔ/
- (Hijazi) IPA^(key): /suːɡ/
- (Kuwaiti Gulf Arabic) IPA^(key): /suːɡ/
- (Morocco) IPA^(key): /suːq/

Noun

سُوق • (sūq) f or m (plural أَسْوَاق‎ (ʾaswāq))

market
- 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 25:20:
  ‏وَمَا أَرْسَلْنَا قَبْلَكَ مِنَ ٱلْمُرْسَلِينَ إِلَّا إِنَّهُمْ لَيَأْكُلُونَ ٱلطَّعَامَ وَيَمْشُونَ فِي ٱلْأَسْوَاقِ‎‎
  wamā ʾarsalnā qablaka mina l-mursalīna ʾillā ʾinnahum layaʾkulūna ṭ-ṭaʿāma wayamšūna fī l-ʾaswāqi
  (please add an English translation of this quote)

Declension

Declension of noun سُوق (sūq)

Singular	basic singular triptote
Singular	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	سُوق sūq	السُّوق‎ as-sūq	سُوق sūq
Nominative	سُوقٌ sūqun	السُّوقُ‎ as-sūqu	سُوقُ sūqu
Accusative	سُوقًا‎ sūqan	السُّوقَ‎ as-sūqa	سُوقَ sūqa
Genitive	سُوقٍ sūqin	السُّوقِ‎ as-sūqi	سُوقِ sūqi
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	سُوقَيْن‎ sūqayn	السُّوقَيْن‎ as-sūqayn	سُوقَيْ‎ sūqay
Nominative	سُوقَانِ‎ sūqāni	السُّوقَانِ‎ as-sūqāni	سُوقَا‎ sūqā
Accusative	سُوقَيْنِ‎ sūqayni	السُّوقَيْنِ‎ as-sūqayni	سُوقَيْ‎ sūqay
Genitive	سُوقَيْنِ‎ sūqayni	السُّوقَيْنِ‎ as-sūqayni	سُوقَيْ‎ sūqay
Plural	basic broken plural triptote
Plural	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	أَسْوَاق‎ ʾaswāq	الْأَسْوَاق‎ al-ʾaswāq	أَسْوَاق‎ ʾaswāq
Nominative	أَسْوَاقٌ‎ ʾaswāqun	الْأَسْوَاقُ‎ al-ʾaswāqu	أَسْوَاقُ‎ ʾaswāqu
Accusative	أَسْوَاقًا‎ ʾaswāqan	الْأَسْوَاقَ‎ al-ʾaswāqa	أَسْوَاقَ‎ ʾaswāqa
Genitive	أَسْوَاقٍ‎ ʾaswāqin	الْأَسْوَاقِ‎ al-ʾaswāqi	أَسْوَاقِ‎ ʾaswāqi

Descendants

Maltese: suq
→ Afrikaans: soek
→ Basque: azoka
→ Belarusian: сук (suk)
→ Bulgarian: сук (suk)
→ English: souq, souk, suq, sooq, sook, suk, sukh
→ French: souk
→ German: Souq
→ Greek: σουκ (souk)
→ Japanese: スーク (sūku)
→ Ottoman Turkish: سوق‎ (suk)
→ Persian: سوق‎ (suq)
→ Portuguese: souq, souk, suque
→ Russian: сук (suk)
→ Somali: souq, sūqqa, sūūq
→ Spanish: zoco
- → Galician: zoco
→ Swahili: soko
→ Tajik: суқ (suq)
→ Ukrainian: сук (suk)
⇒ Arabic: السُّوق (as-sūq, “the market”)
- → Old Portuguese: açougue
  - Galician: azougue, alcouce
  - Portuguese: açougue

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /sawq/

Noun

سَوْق • (sawq) m

verbal noun of سَاقَ‎ (sāqa, “to drive, to conscript”) (form I)
driving (of a car)
(military) draft, conscription
mobilization

Declension

Declension of noun سَوْق (sawq)

Singular	basic singular triptote
Singular	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	سَوْق sawq	السَّوْق‎ as-sawq	سَوْق sawq
Nominative	سَوْقٌ sawqun	السَّوْقُ‎ as-sawqu	سَوْقُ sawqu
Accusative	سَوْقًا‎ sawqan	السَّوْقَ‎ as-sawqa	سَوْقَ sawqa
Genitive	سَوْقٍ sawqin	السَّوْقِ‎ as-sawqi	سَوْقِ sawqi

Descendants

→ Ottoman Turkish: سوق‎ (sevk)
- Turkish: sevk

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /suːq/

Noun

سُوق • (sūq) m pl or f pl

plural of سَاق‎ (sāq)

Etymology 4

Denominal verb from سُوق‎ (sūq, “market, souq”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /saw.wa.qa/

Verb

سَوَّقَ • (sawwaqa) II, non-past يُسَوِّقُ‎‎ (yusawwiqu)

to market

Conjugation

Conjugation of

سَوَّقَ

(form-II sound)

active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
verbal noun الْمَصْدَر					تَسْوِيق‎ taswīq
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل					مُسَوِّق‎ musawwiq
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول					مُسَوَّق‎ musawwaq
		singular الْمُفْرَد			dual الْمُثَنَّى		plural الْجَمْع
		1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	سَوَّقْتُ‎ sawwaqtu	سَوَّقْتَ‎ sawwaqta	سَوَّقَ sawwaqa	سَوَّقْتُمَا‎ sawwaqtumā	سَوَّقَا‎ sawwaqā	سَوَّقْنَا‎ sawwaqnā	سَوَّقْتُمْ‎ sawwaqtum	سَوَّقُوا‎ sawwaqū
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	f	سَوَّقْتُ‎ sawwaqtu	سَوَّقْتِ‎ sawwaqti	سَوَّقَتْ‎ sawwaqat	سَوَّقْتُمَا‎ sawwaqtumā	سَوَّقَتَا‎ sawwaqatā	سَوَّقْنَا‎ sawwaqnā	سَوَّقْتُنَّ‎ sawwaqtunna	سَوَّقْنَ‎ sawwaqna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُسَوِّقُ‎ ʾusawwiqu	تُسَوِّقُ‎ tusawwiqu	يُسَوِّقُ‎ yusawwiqu	تُسَوِّقَانِ‎ tusawwiqāni	يُسَوِّقَانِ‎ yusawwiqāni	نُسَوِّقُ‎ nusawwiqu	تُسَوِّقُونَ‎ tusawwiqūna	يُسَوِّقُونَ‎ yusawwiqūna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	f	أُسَوِّقُ‎ ʾusawwiqu	تُسَوِّقِينَ‎ tusawwiqīna	تُسَوِّقُ‎ tusawwiqu	تُسَوِّقَانِ‎ tusawwiqāni	تُسَوِّقَانِ‎ tusawwiqāni	نُسَوِّقُ‎ nusawwiqu	تُسَوِّقْنَ‎ tusawwiqna	يُسَوِّقْنَ‎ yusawwiqna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُسَوِّقَ‎ ʾusawwiqa	تُسَوِّقَ‎ tusawwiqa	يُسَوِّقَ‎ yusawwiqa	تُسَوِّقَا‎ tusawwiqā	يُسَوِّقَا‎ yusawwiqā	نُسَوِّقَ‎ nusawwiqa	تُسَوِّقُوا‎ tusawwiqū	يُسَوِّقُوا‎ yusawwiqū
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	f	أُسَوِّقَ‎ ʾusawwiqa	تُسَوِّقِي‎ tusawwiqī	تُسَوِّقَ‎ tusawwiqa	تُسَوِّقَا‎ tusawwiqā	تُسَوِّقَا‎ tusawwiqā	نُسَوِّقَ‎ nusawwiqa	تُسَوِّقْنَ‎ tusawwiqna	يُسَوِّقْنَ‎ yusawwiqna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُسَوِّقْ‎ ʾusawwiq	تُسَوِّقْ‎ tusawwiq	يُسَوِّقْ‎ yusawwiq	تُسَوِّقَا‎ tusawwiqā	يُسَوِّقَا‎ yusawwiqā	نُسَوِّقْ‎ nusawwiq	تُسَوِّقُوا‎ tusawwiqū	يُسَوِّقُوا‎ yusawwiqū
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	f	أُسَوِّقْ‎ ʾusawwiq	تُسَوِّقِي‎ tusawwiqī	تُسَوِّقْ‎ tusawwiq	تُسَوِّقَا‎ tusawwiqā	تُسَوِّقَا‎ tusawwiqā	نُسَوِّقْ‎ nusawwiq	تُسَوِّقْنَ‎ tusawwiqna	يُسَوِّقْنَ‎ yusawwiqna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		سَوِّقْ sawwiq		سَوِّقَا‎ sawwiqā			سَوِّقُوا‎ sawwiqū
imperative الْأَمْر	f		سَوِّقِي‎ sawwiqī		سَوِّقَا‎ sawwiqā			سَوِّقْنَ‎ sawwiqna
passive voice الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول
		singular الْمُفْرَد			dual الْمُثَنَّى		plural الْجَمْع
		1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	سُوِّقْتُ‎ suwwiqtu	سُوِّقْتَ‎ suwwiqta	سُوِّقَ suwwiqa	سُوِّقْتُمَا‎ suwwiqtumā	سُوِّقَا‎ suwwiqā	سُوِّقْنَا‎ suwwiqnā	سُوِّقْتُمْ‎ suwwiqtum	سُوِّقُوا‎ suwwiqū
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	f	سُوِّقْتُ‎ suwwiqtu	سُوِّقْتِ‎ suwwiqti	سُوِّقَتْ‎ suwwiqat	سُوِّقْتُمَا‎ suwwiqtumā	سُوِّقَتَا‎ suwwiqatā	سُوِّقْنَا‎ suwwiqnā	سُوِّقْتُنَّ‎ suwwiqtunna	سُوِّقْنَ‎ suwwiqna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُسَوَّقُ‎ ʾusawwaqu	تُسَوَّقُ‎ tusawwaqu	يُسَوَّقُ‎ yusawwaqu	تُسَوَّقَانِ‎ tusawwaqāni	يُسَوَّقَانِ‎ yusawwaqāni	نُسَوَّقُ‎ nusawwaqu	تُسَوَّقُونَ‎ tusawwaqūna	يُسَوَّقُونَ‎ yusawwaqūna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	f	أُسَوَّقُ‎ ʾusawwaqu	تُسَوَّقِينَ‎ tusawwaqīna	تُسَوَّقُ‎ tusawwaqu	تُسَوَّقَانِ‎ tusawwaqāni	تُسَوَّقَانِ‎ tusawwaqāni	نُسَوَّقُ‎ nusawwaqu	تُسَوَّقْنَ‎ tusawwaqna	يُسَوَّقْنَ‎ yusawwaqna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُسَوَّقَ‎ ʾusawwaqa	تُسَوَّقَ‎ tusawwaqa	يُسَوَّقَ‎ yusawwaqa	تُسَوَّقَا‎ tusawwaqā	يُسَوَّقَا‎ yusawwaqā	نُسَوَّقَ‎ nusawwaqa	تُسَوَّقُوا‎ tusawwaqū	يُسَوَّقُوا‎ yusawwaqū
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	f	أُسَوَّقَ‎ ʾusawwaqa	تُسَوَّقِي‎ tusawwaqī	تُسَوَّقَ‎ tusawwaqa	تُسَوَّقَا‎ tusawwaqā	تُسَوَّقَا‎ tusawwaqā	نُسَوَّقَ‎ nusawwaqa	تُسَوَّقْنَ‎ tusawwaqna	يُسَوَّقْنَ‎ yusawwaqna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُسَوَّقْ‎ ʾusawwaq	تُسَوَّقْ‎ tusawwaq	يُسَوَّقْ‎ yusawwaq	تُسَوَّقَا‎ tusawwaqā	يُسَوَّقَا‎ yusawwaqā	نُسَوَّقْ‎ nusawwaq	تُسَوَّقُوا‎ tusawwaqū	يُسَوَّقُوا‎ yusawwaqū
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	f	أُسَوَّقْ‎ ʾusawwaq	تُسَوَّقِي‎ tusawwaqī	تُسَوَّقْ‎ tusawwaq	تُسَوَّقَا‎ tusawwaqā	تُسَوَّقَا‎ tusawwaqā	نُسَوَّقْ‎ nusawwaq	تُسَوَّقْنَ‎ tusawwaqna	يُسَوَّقْنَ‎ yusawwaqna

References

Wehr, Hans (1979), “سوق”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN

Moroccan Arabic

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /suːq/
Audio (file)

Etymology 1

From Arabic سُوق‎ (sūq).

Noun

سوق • (sūq) m (plural سواق‎ (swāq) or أسواق‎ (ʔaswāq))

market, souq, bazaar, street of shops
business (something involving one personally)

Derived terms

سوق رومي‎ (sūq rūmi, “supermarket”)

Etymology 2

Root
س و ق‎
19 terms

Verb

سوق • (sūq)

second-person masculine singular imperative of ساق‎ (sāq)

South Levantine Arabic

Root
س و ق‎

Etymology 1

From Arabic سَوَّقَ‎ (sawwaqa).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /saw.waʔ/, [ˈsaw.waʔ]
Audio (al-Lidd) (file)

Verb

سوّق • (sawwaʔ) (form II, present بسوّق‎ (bisawweʔ))

to market

Conjugation

Conjugation of سوّق (sawwaʔ)
		singular			plural
		1^st person	2^nd person	3^rd person	1^st person	2^nd person	3^rd person
past	m	سوّقت (sawwaʔt)	سوّقت (sawwaʔt)	سوّق (sawwaʔ)	سوّقنا (sawwaʔna)	سوّقتو (sawwaʔtu)	سوّقو (sawwaʔu)
past	f	سوّقت (sawwaʔt)	سوّقتي (sawwaʔti)	سوّقت (sawwaʔat)	سوّقنا (sawwaʔna)	سوّقتو (sawwaʔtu)	سوّقو (sawwaʔu)
present	m	بسوّق (basawweʔ)	بتسوّق (bitsawweʔ)	بسوّق (bisawweʔ)	منسوّق (minsawweʔ)	بتسوّقو (bitsawwʔu)	بسوّقو (bisawwʔu)
present	f	بسوّق (basawweʔ)	بتسوّقي (bitsawwʔi)	بتسوّق (bitsawweʔ)	منسوّق (minsawweʔ)	بتسوّقو (bitsawwʔu)	بسوّقو (bisawwʔu)
subjunctive	m	اسوّق (asawweʔ)	تسوّق (tsawweʔ)	يسوّق (ysawweʔ)	نسوّق (nsawweʔ)	تسوّقو (tsawwʔu)	يسوّقو (ysawwʔu)
subjunctive	f	اسوّق (asawweʔ)	تسوّقي (tsawwʔi)	تسوّق (tsawweʔ)	نسوّق (nsawweʔ)	تسوّقو (tsawwʔu)	يسوّقو (ysawwʔu)
imperative	m		سوّق (sawweʔ)			سوّقو (sawwʔu)
imperative	f		سوّقي (sawwʔi)			سوّقو (sawwʔu)

Etymology 2

From Arabic سُوق‎ (sūq).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /suːʔ/, [suːʔ]
Audio (Ramallah) (file)

Noun

سوق • (sūʔ) m (plural أسواق‎ (ʔaswāʔ))

market