أسوأ
Arabic
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʔas.waʔ/
Etymology 1
| Root |
|---|
| س و ء (s w ʔ) |
| 10 terms |
Elative of سَيِّئ (sayyiʔ, “bad, evil; abominable; foul; unseemly”).
Adjective
أَسْوَأ • (ʔaswaʔ) (feminine سُوءَى (sūʔā), masculine plural أَسَاوِئ (ʔasāwiʔ), feminine plural سُوءَيَات (sūʔayāt))
- elative degree of سَيِّئ (sayyiʔ):
- worse, eviler; worst, evilest
- more abominable; most abominable
- fouler; foulest
- unseemlier, unsightlier, uglier; unseemliest, unsightliest, ugliest
Declension
| singular | masculine | feminine | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| basic singular diptote | singular invariable | |||
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| informal | أَسْوَأ ʔaswaʔ |
الْأَسْوَأ al-ʔaswaʔ |
سُوءَى sūʔā |
السُّوءَى as-sūʔā |
| nominative | أَسْوَأُ ʔaswaʔu |
الْأَسْوَأُ al-ʔaswaʔu |
سُوءَى sūʔā |
السُّوءَى as-sūʔā |
| accusative | أَسْوَأَ ʔaswaʔa |
الْأَسْوَأَ al-ʔaswaʔa |
سُوءَى sūʔā |
السُّوءَى as-sūʔā |
| genitive | أَسْوَأَ ʔaswaʔa |
الْأَسْوَأِ al-ʔaswaʔi |
سُوءَى sūʔā |
السُّوءَى as-sūʔā |
| dual | masculine | feminine | ||
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| informal | أَسْوَأَيْن ʔaswaʔayn |
الْأَسْوَأَيْن al-ʔaswaʔayn |
سُوءَيَيْن sūʔayayn |
السُّوءَيَيْن as-sūʔayayn |
| nominative | أَسْوَآنِ ʔaswaʔāni |
الْأَسْوَآنِ al-ʔaswaʔāni |
سُوءَيَانِ sūʔayāni |
السُّوءَيَانِ as-sūʔayāni |
| accusative | أَسْوَأَيْنِ ʔaswaʔayni |
الْأَسْوَأَيْنِ al-ʔaswaʔayni |
سُوءَيَيْنِ sūʔayayni |
السُّوءَيَيْنِ as-sūʔayayni |
| genitive | أَسْوَأَيْنِ ʔaswaʔayni |
الْأَسْوَأَيْنِ al-ʔaswaʔayni |
سُوءَيَيْنِ sūʔayayni |
السُّوءَيَيْنِ as-sūʔayayni |
| plural | masculine | feminine | ||
| basic broken plural diptote | sound feminine plural | |||
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| informal | أَسَاوِئ ʔasāwiʔ |
الْأَسَاوِئ al-ʔasāwiʔ |
سُوءَيَات sūʔayāt |
السُّوءَيَات as-sūʔayāt |
| nominative | أَسَاوِئُ ʔasāwiʔu |
الْأَسَاوِئُ al-ʔasāwiʔu |
سُوءَيَاتٌ sūʔayātun |
السُّوءَيَاتُ as-sūʔayātu |
| accusative | أَسَاوِئَ ʔasāwiʔa |
الْأَسَاوِئَ al-ʔasāwiʔa |
سُوءَيَاتٍ sūʔayātin |
السُّوءَيَاتِ as-sūʔayāti |
| genitive | أَسَاوِئَ ʔasāwiʔa |
الْأَسَاوِئِ al-ʔasāwiʔi |
سُوءَيَاتٍ sūʔayātin |
السُّوءَيَاتِ as-sūʔayāti |
References
- Lane, Edward William (1863-1893) “سوأ”, in Arabic-English Lexicon, London: Williams & Norgate.
Etymology 2
Color or defect adjective from the root س و ء (s w ʔ).
Adjective
أَسْوَأ • (ʔaswaʔ) (feminine سَوْآء (sawʔāʔ), common plural سُوء (sūʔ))
Declension
| singular | masculine | feminine | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| basic singular diptote | basic singular diptote | |||
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| informal | أَسْوَأ ʔaswaʔ |
الْأَسْوَأ al-ʔaswaʔ |
سَوْآء sawʔāʔ |
السَّوْآء as-sawʔāʔ |
| nominative | أَسْوَأُ ʔaswaʔu |
الْأَسْوَأُ al-ʔaswaʔu |
سَوْآءُ sawʔāʔu |
السَّوْآءُ as-sawʔāʔu |
| accusative | أَسْوَأَ ʔaswaʔa |
الْأَسْوَأَ al-ʔaswaʔa |
سَوْآءَ sawʔāʔa |
السَّوْآءَ as-sawʔāʔa |
| genitive | أَسْوَأَ ʔaswaʔa |
الْأَسْوَأِ al-ʔaswaʔi |
سَوْآءَ sawʔāʔa |
السَّوْآءِ as-sawʔāʔi |
| dual | masculine | feminine | ||
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| informal | أَسْوَأَيْن ʔaswaʔayn |
الْأَسْوَأَيْن al-ʔaswaʔayn |
سَوْآءَيْن sawʔāʔayn |
السَّوْآءَيْن as-sawʔāʔayn |
| nominative | أَسْوَآنِ ʔaswaʔāni |
الْأَسْوَآنِ al-ʔaswaʔāni |
سَوْآءَانِ sawʔāʔāni |
السَّوْآءَانِ as-sawʔāʔāni |
| accusative | أَسْوَأَيْنِ ʔaswaʔayni |
الْأَسْوَأَيْنِ al-ʔaswaʔayni |
سَوْآءَيْنِ sawʔāʔayni |
السَّوْآءَيْنِ as-sawʔāʔayni |
| genitive | أَسْوَأَيْنِ ʔaswaʔayni |
الْأَسْوَأَيْنِ al-ʔaswaʔayni |
سَوْآءَيْنِ sawʔāʔayni |
السَّوْآءَيْنِ as-sawʔāʔayni |
| plural | masculine | feminine | ||
| basic broken plural triptote | basic broken plural triptote | |||
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| informal | سُوء sūʔ |
السُّوء as-sūʔ |
سُوء sūʔ |
السُّوء as-sūʔ |
| nominative | سُوءٌ sūʔun |
السُّوءُ as-sūʔu |
سُوءٌ sūʔun |
السُّوءُ as-sūʔu |
| accusative | سُوءً sūʔan |
السُّوءَ as-sūʔa |
سُوءً sūʔan |
السُّوءَ as-sūʔa |
| genitive | سُوءٍ sūʔin |
السُّوءِ as-sūʔi |
سُوءٍ sūʔin |
السُّوءِ as-sūʔi |
Synonyms
- سَيِّئ (sayyiʔ)
References
- Lane, Edward William (1863-1893) “سوأ”, in Arabic-English Lexicon, London: Williams & Norgate.