سطوة
Arabic
Etymology
Morphologically from the root س ط و (s ṭ w).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /satˤ.wa/
Noun
سَطْوَة • (saṭwa) f (plural سَطَوَات (saṭawāt))
- attack; assault
- power; authority; strength; supremacy
- 2020 June 22, Midan - ميدان, اشتهاء الغاز.. كيف يمكن لثروات المتوسط أن تشعل الحرب؟[1]:
- وَكَانَت رُوسِيَا تُرَاقَبٌ مِنْ بَعِيد مُسْتَخْدِمَةً سَطْوَتَهَا السِّيَاسِيَّةَ فِي مَجْلِسِ الْأَمْنِ لِصَالِحِ بَشَار.
- wakānat rūsiyā turāqabun min baʕīd mustaḵdimatan saṭwatahā s-siyāsiyyata fī majlisi l-ʔamni liṣāliḥi bašār.
- And Russia was watching from afar using its political power in the Security Council for (the sake of) Bashar.
Declension
| singular | singular triptote in ـَة (-a) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | سَطْوَة saṭwa |
السَّطْوَة as-saṭwa |
سَطْوَة saṭwat |
| nominative | سَطْوَةٌ saṭwatun |
السَّطْوَةُ as-saṭwatu |
سَطْوَةُ saṭwatu |
| accusative | سَطْوَةً saṭwatan |
السَّطْوَةَ as-saṭwata |
سَطْوَةَ saṭwata |
| genitive | سَطْوَةٍ saṭwatin |
السَّطْوَةِ as-saṭwati |
سَطْوَةِ saṭwati |
| dual | indefinite | definite | construct |
| informal | سَطْوَتَيْن saṭwatayn |
السَّطْوَتَيْن as-saṭwatayn |
سَطْوَتَيْ saṭwatay |
| nominative | سَطْوَتَانِ saṭwatāni |
السَّطْوَتَانِ as-saṭwatāni |
سَطْوَتَا saṭwatā |
| accusative | سَطْوَتَيْنِ saṭwatayni |
السَّطْوَتَيْنِ as-saṭwatayni |
سَطْوَتَيْ saṭwatay |
| genitive | سَطْوَتَيْنِ saṭwatayni |
السَّطْوَتَيْنِ as-saṭwatayni |
سَطْوَتَيْ saṭwatay |
| plural | sound feminine plural | ||
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | سَطَوَات saṭawāt |
السَّطَوَات as-saṭawāt |
سَطَوَات saṭawāt |
| nominative | سَطَوَاتٌ saṭawātun |
السَّطَوَاتُ as-saṭawātu |
سَطَوَاتُ saṭawātu |
| accusative | سَطَوَاتٍ saṭawātin |
السَّطَوَاتِ as-saṭawāti |
سَطَوَاتِ saṭawāti |
| genitive | سَطَوَاتٍ saṭawātin |
السَّطَوَاتِ as-saṭawāti |
سَطَوَاتِ saṭawāti |
References
- Wehr, Hans (1979) “سطو”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN