سوء

Arabic

Etymology 1.1

Root
س و ء (s w ʔ)
10 terms

Compare سَيِّئ (sayyiʔ, “evil, bad”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sawʔ/

Noun

سَوْء • (sawʔ) m

  1. verbal noun of سَاءَ (sāʔa) (form I)
  2. evil, badness
Declension
Declension of noun سَوْء (sawʔ)
singular basic singular triptote
indefinite definite construct
informal سَوْء
sawʔ 		السَّوْء
as-sawʔ 		سَوْء
sawʔ
nominative سَوْءٌ
sawʔun 		السَّوْءُ
as-sawʔu 		سَوْءُ
sawʔu
accusative سَوْءًا
sawʔan 		السَّوْءَ
as-sawʔa 		سَوْءَ
sawʔa
genitive سَوْءٍ
sawʔin 		السَّوْءِ
as-sawʔi 		سَوْءِ
sawʔi
References

Etymology 1.2

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /suːʔ/

Noun

سُوء • (sūʔ) m (plural أَسْوَاء (ʔaswāʔ))

  1. evil, badness
  2. calamity
  3. malice
  4. treachery
  5. hell
Declension
Declension of noun سُوء (sūʔ)
singular basic singular triptote
indefinite definite construct
informal سُوء
sūʔ 		السُّوء
as-sūʔ 		سُوء
sūʔ
nominative سُوءٌ
sūʔun 		السُّوءُ
as-sūʔu 		سُوءُ
sūʔu
accusative سُوءًا
sūʔan 		السُّوءَ
as-sūʔa 		سُوءَ
sūʔa
genitive سُوءٍ
sūʔin 		السُّوءِ
as-sūʔi 		سُوءِ
sūʔi
dual indefinite definite construct
informal سُوءَيْن
sūʔayn 		السُّوءَيْن
as-sūʔayn 		سُوءَيْ
sūʔay
nominative سُوءَانِ
sūʔāni 		السُّوءَانِ
as-sūʔāni 		سُوءَا
sūʔā
accusative سُوءَيْنِ
sūʔayni 		السُّوءَيْنِ
as-sūʔayni 		سُوءَيْ
sūʔay
genitive سُوءَيْنِ
sūʔayni 		السُّوءَيْنِ
as-sūʔayni 		سُوءَيْ
sūʔay
plural basic broken plural triptote
indefinite definite construct
informal أَسْوَاء
ʔaswāʔ 		الْأَسْوَاء
al-ʔaswāʔ 		أَسْوَاء
ʔaswāʔ
nominative أَسْوَاءٌ
ʔaswāʔun 		الْأَسْوَاءُ
al-ʔaswāʔu 		أَسْوَاءُ
ʔaswāʔu
accusative أَسْوَاءً
ʔaswāʔan 		الْأَسْوَاءَ
al-ʔaswāʔa 		أَسْوَاءَ
ʔaswāʔa
genitive أَسْوَاءٍ
ʔaswāʔin 		الْأَسْوَاءِ
al-ʔaswāʔi 		أَسْوَاءِ
ʔaswāʔi
References

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic سُوء (sūʔ).

Pronunciation

 

Readings
Classical reading? sū'
Dari reading? sū'
Iranian reading? su'
Tajik reading? su'

Noun

سوء • (su')

  1. badness, evil
    Synonym: بدی (badi)
    Antonym: خوبی (xubi)
  2. Used with the ezâfe as an equivalent to English "mal-," "mis-," or "dys-".
    سوء تغذیه
    su'-e taġziye
    malnutrition
    (literally, “badness of nutrition”)
    سوء تفاهم
    su'-e tafâhom
    misunderstanding
    (literally, “badness of understanding”)
    سوء استفاده
    su'-e estefâde
    misuse
    (literally, “badness of use”)
    سوء تعبیر
    su'-e ta'bir
    misinterpretation
    (literally, “badness of interpretation”)
    سوء سابقه
    su'-e sâbeqe
    bad personal record
    سوء رفتار
    su'-e raftâr
    misbehavior
    (literally, “badness of behavior”)

Further reading

  • Hayyim, Sulayman (1934) “سوء”, in New Persian–English dictionary, Teheran: Librairie-imprimerie Béroukhim
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