سيئ
See also: سيٍّي
Arabic
| Root |
|---|
| س و ء (s-w-ʾ) |
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /saj.jiʔ/
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Adjective
سَيِّئ • (sayyiʾ) (feminine سَيِّئَة (sayyiʾa), masculine plural سَيِّئُون (sayyiʾūn), feminine plural سَيِّئَات (sayyiʾāt), elative أَسْوَأ (ʾaswaʾ))
- bad, evil
- 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 35:43:
- وَلَا يَحِيقُ ٱلْمَكْرُ ٱلسَّيِّئُ إِلَّا بِأَهْلِهِ
- walā yaḥīqu l-makru s-sayyiʾu ʾillā biʾahlihi
- (please add an English translation of this quote)
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- abominable
- foul
- unseemly, unsightly, ugly
Declension
Declension of adjective سَيِّئ (sayyiʾ)
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| basic singular triptote | singular triptote in ـَة (-a) | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Informal | سَيِّئ sayyiʾ | السَّيِّئ as-sayyiʾ | سَيِّئَة sayyiʾa | السَّيِّئَة as-sayyiʾa |
| Nominative | سَيِّئٌ sayyiʾun | السَّيِّئُ as-sayyiʾu | سَيِّئَةٌ sayyiʾatun | السَّيِّئَةُ as-sayyiʾatu |
| Accusative | سَيِّئًا sayyiʾan | السَّيِّئَ as-sayyiʾa | سَيِّئَةً sayyiʾatan | السَّيِّئَةَ as-sayyiʾata |
| Genitive | سَيِّئٍ sayyiʾin | السَّيِّئِ as-sayyiʾi | سَيِّئَةٍ sayyiʾatin | السَّيِّئَةِ as-sayyiʾati |
| Dual | Masculine | Feminine | ||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Informal | سَيِّئَيْن sayyiʾayn | السَّيِّئَيْن as-sayyiʾayn | سَيِّئَتَيْن sayyiʾatayn | السَّيِّئَتَيْن as-sayyiʾatayn |
| Nominative | سَيِّئَانِ sayyiʾāni | السَّيِّئَانِ as-sayyiʾāni | سَيِّئَتَانِ sayyiʾatāni | السَّيِّئَتَانِ as-sayyiʾatāni |
| Accusative | سَيِّئَيْنِ sayyiʾayni | السَّيِّئَيْنِ as-sayyiʾayni | سَيِّئَتَيْنِ sayyiʾatayni | السَّيِّئَتَيْنِ as-sayyiʾatayni |
| Genitive | سَيِّئَيْنِ sayyiʾayni | السَّيِّئَيْنِ as-sayyiʾayni | سَيِّئَتَيْنِ sayyiʾatayni | السَّيِّئَتَيْنِ as-sayyiʾatayni |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | ||
| sound masculine plural | sound feminine plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Informal | سَيِّئِين sayyiʾīn | السَّيِّئِين as-sayyiʾīn | سَيِّئَات sayyiʾāt | السَّيِّئَات as-sayyiʾāt |
| Nominative | سَيِّئُونَ sayyiʾūna | السَّيِّئُونَ as-sayyiʾūna | سَيِّئَاتٌ sayyiʾātun | السَّيِّئَاتُ as-sayyiʾātu |
| Accusative | سَيِّئِينَ sayyiʾīna | السَّيِّئِينَ as-sayyiʾīna | سَيِّئَاتٍ sayyiʾātin | السَّيِّئَاتِ as-sayyiʾāti |
| Genitive | سَيِّئِينَ sayyiʾīna | السَّيِّئِينَ as-sayyiʾīna | سَيِّئَاتٍ sayyiʾātin | السَّيِّئَاتِ as-sayyiʾāti |
References
- Lane, Edward William (1863), “سوأ”, in Arabic-English Lexicon, London: Williams & Norgate
- Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884), “سيئ”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary, London: W.H. Allen