سواك

See also: سواک

Arabic

Etymology

From the Middle Persian equivalent of Persian (sevâk) meaning the same, belonging to (sūdan, “to rub”).

Noun

سِوَاك • (siwāk) m (plural أَسْوِكَة (ʔaswika) or سُوك (sūk))

a stick made particularly from a toothbrush tree (Salvadora persica) for cleansing teeth

Declension

Declension of noun **سِوَاك** (siwāk)
singular	basic singular triptote
singular	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	سِوَاك siwāk	السِّوَاك as-siwāk	سِوَاك siwāk
nominative	سِوَاكٌ siwākun	السِّوَاكُ as-siwāku	سِوَاكُ siwāku
accusative	سِوَاكًا siwākan	السِّوَاكَ as-siwāka	سِوَاكَ siwāka
genitive	سِوَاكٍ siwākin	السِّوَاكِ as-siwāki	سِوَاكِ siwāki
dual	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	سِوَاكَيْن siwākayn	السِّوَاكَيْن as-siwākayn	سِوَاكَيْ siwākay
nominative	سِوَاكَانِ siwākāni	السِّوَاكَانِ as-siwākāni	سِوَاكَا siwākā
accusative	سِوَاكَيْنِ siwākayni	السِّوَاكَيْنِ as-siwākayni	سِوَاكَيْ siwākay
genitive	سِوَاكَيْنِ siwākayni	السِّوَاكَيْنِ as-siwākayni	سِوَاكَيْ siwākay
plural	broken plural triptote in ـَة (-a)‎; basic broken plural triptote
plural	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	أَسْوِكَة‎; سُوك ʔaswika‎; sūk	الْأَسْوِكَة‎; السُّوك al-ʔaswika‎; as-sūk	أَسْوِكَة‎; سُوك ʔaswikat‎; sūk
nominative	أَسْوِكَةٌ‎; سُوكٌ ʔaswikatun‎; sūkun	الْأَسْوِكَةُ‎; السُّوكُ al-ʔaswikatu‎; as-sūku	أَسْوِكَةُ‎; سُوكُ ʔaswikatu‎; sūku
accusative	أَسْوِكَةً‎; سُوكًا ʔaswikatan‎; sūkan	الْأَسْوِكَةَ‎; السُّوكَ al-ʔaswikata‎; as-sūka	أَسْوِكَةَ‎; سُوكَ ʔaswikata‎; sūka
genitive	أَسْوِكَةٍ‎; سُوكٍ ʔaswikatin‎; sūkin	الْأَسْوِكَةِ‎; السُّوكِ al-ʔaswikati‎; as-sūki	أَسْوِكَةِ‎; سُوكِ ʔaswikati‎; sūki

Derived terms

مِسْوَاك (miswāk, “toothbrush stick”)
سَاكَ (sāka, “to brush”)
سَوَّكَ (sawwaka, “to brush”)
تَسَوَّكَ (tasawwaka, “to brush oneself, to cleanse the teeth”)