سوق

See also: شوق, سوف, and شوف

Arabic

Etymology 1

From Aramaic שׁוּקָא / ܫܽܘܩܳܐ (šūqā’, street, market), from Akkadian 𒋻 (sūqum, street), from Akkadian 𒅆𒀀𒄣 (siāqum, to become narrow). Cognate to Hebrew שׁוּק (šūq).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /suːq/
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

سُوق • (sūqf or m (plural أَسْوَاق (ʔaswāq))

  1. market
    فِي السُّوقِ، يُمْكِنُنَا شِرَاءُ الْفَوَاكِهِ وَالْخَضْرَوَاتِ الطَّازَجَةِ وَالْبَضَائِعِ الْأُخْرَى.
    fī s-sūqi, yumkinunā širāʔu l-fawākihi wālḵaḍrawāti ṭ-ṭāzajati wālbaḍāʔiʕi l-ʔuḵrā.
    At the market, we can buy fresh fruits, vegetables, and other goods.
    • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 25:20:
      وَمَا أَرْسَلْنَا قَبْلَكَ مِنَ ٱلْمُرْسَلِينَ إِلَّا إِنَّهُمْ لَيَأْكُلُونَ ٱلطَّعَامَ وَيَمْشُونَ فِي ٱلْأَسْوَاقِ
      wamā ʔarsalnā qablaka mina l-mursalīna ʔillā ʔinnahum layaʔkulūna ṭ-ṭaʕāma wayamšūna fī l-ʔaswāqi
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Declension
Declension of noun سُوق (sūq)
singular basic singular triptote
indefinite definite construct
informal سُوق
sūq
السُّوق
as-sūq
سُوق
sūq
nominative سُوقٌ
sūqun
السُّوقُ
as-sūqu
سُوقُ
sūqu
accusative سُوقًا
sūqan
السُّوقَ
as-sūqa
سُوقَ
sūqa
genitive سُوقٍ
sūqin
السُّوقِ
as-sūqi
سُوقِ
sūqi
dual indefinite definite construct
informal سُوقَيْن
sūqayn
السُّوقَيْن
as-sūqayn
سُوقَيْ
sūqay
nominative سُوقَانِ
sūqāni
السُّوقَانِ
as-sūqāni
سُوقَا
sūqā
accusative سُوقَيْنِ
sūqayni
السُّوقَيْنِ
as-sūqayni
سُوقَيْ
sūqay
genitive سُوقَيْنِ
sūqayni
السُّوقَيْنِ
as-sūqayni
سُوقَيْ
sūqay
plural basic broken plural triptote
indefinite definite construct
informal أَسْوَاق
ʔaswāq
الْأَسْوَاق
al-ʔaswāq
أَسْوَاق
ʔaswāq
nominative أَسْوَاقٌ
ʔaswāqun
الْأَسْوَاقُ
al-ʔaswāqu
أَسْوَاقُ
ʔaswāqu
accusative أَسْوَاقًا
ʔaswāqan
الْأَسْوَاقَ
al-ʔaswāqa
أَسْوَاقَ
ʔaswāqa
genitive أَسْوَاقٍ
ʔaswāqin
الْأَسْوَاقِ
al-ʔaswāqi
أَسْوَاقِ
ʔaswāqi
Descendants
  • Maltese: suq
  • Afrikaans: soek
  • Belarusian: сук (suk)
  • Bulgarian: сук (suk)
  • English: souq, souk, suq, sooq, sook, suk, sukh
  • French: souk
  • German: Souq
  • Greek: σουκ (souk)
  • Japanese: スーク (sūku)
  • Ottoman Turkish: سوق (suk)
  • Persian: سوق (suq)
  • Portuguese: souq, souk, suque
  • Russian: сук (suk)
  • Somali: souq, sūqqa, sūūq
  • Spanish: zoco
  • Swahili: soko
  • Tajik: суқ (suq)
  • Ukrainian: сук (suk)
  • Arabic: السُّوق (as-sūq, the market)

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sawq/

Noun

سَوْق • (sawqm

  1. verbal noun of سَاقَ (sāqa, to drive, to conscript) (form I)
  2. driving (of a car)
  3. (military) draft, conscription
  4. mobilization
Declension
Declension of noun سَوْق (sawq)
singular basic singular triptote
indefinite definite construct
informal سَوْق
sawq
السَّوْق
as-sawq
سَوْق
sawq
nominative سَوْقٌ
sawqun
السَّوْقُ
as-sawqu
سَوْقُ
sawqu
accusative سَوْقًا
sawqan
السَّوْقَ
as-sawqa
سَوْقَ
sawqa
genitive سَوْقٍ
sawqin
السَّوْقِ
as-sawqi
سَوْقِ
sawqi
Descendants

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /suːq/

Noun

سُوق • (sūqm pl or f pl

  1. plural of سَاق (sāq)

Etymology 4

Denominal verb from سُوق (sūq, market, souq).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /saw.wa.qa/

Verb

سَوَّقَ • (sawwaqa) II (non-past يُسَوِّقُ (yusawwiqu), verbal noun تَسْوِيق (taswīq))

  1. to market
Conjugation
Conjugation of سَوَّقَ (II, sound, full passive, verbal noun تَسْوِيق)
verbal noun
الْمَصْدَر
تَسْوِيق
taswīq
active participle
اِسْم الْفَاعِل
مُسَوِّق
musawwiq
passive participle
اِسْم الْمَفْعُول
مُسَوَّق
musawwaq
active voice
الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
singular
الْمُفْرَد
dual
الْمُثَنَّى
plural
الْجَمْع
1st person
الْمُتَكَلِّم
2nd person
الْمُخَاطَب
3rd person
الْغَائِب
2nd person
الْمُخَاطَب
3rd person
الْغَائِب
1st person
الْمُتَكَلِّم
2nd person
الْمُخَاطَب
3rd person
الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative
الْمَاضِي
m سَوَّقْتُ
sawwaqtu
سَوَّقْتَ
sawwaqta
سَوَّقَ
sawwaqa
سَوَّقْتُمَا
sawwaqtumā
سَوَّقَا
sawwaqā
سَوَّقْنَا
sawwaqnā
سَوَّقْتُمْ
sawwaqtum
سَوَّقُوا
sawwaqū
f سَوَّقْتِ
sawwaqti
سَوَّقَتْ
sawwaqat
سَوَّقَتَا
sawwaqatā
سَوَّقْتُنَّ
sawwaqtunna
سَوَّقْنَ
sawwaqna
non-past (imperfect) indicative
الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع
m أُسَوِّقُ
ʔusawwiqu
تُسَوِّقُ
tusawwiqu
يُسَوِّقُ
yusawwiqu
تُسَوِّقَانِ
tusawwiqāni
يُسَوِّقَانِ
yusawwiqāni
نُسَوِّقُ
nusawwiqu
تُسَوِّقُونَ
tusawwiqūna
يُسَوِّقُونَ
yusawwiqūna
f تُسَوِّقِينَ
tusawwiqīna
تُسَوِّقُ
tusawwiqu
تُسَوِّقَانِ
tusawwiqāni
تُسَوِّقْنَ
tusawwiqna
يُسَوِّقْنَ
yusawwiqna
subjunctive
الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب
m أُسَوِّقَ
ʔusawwiqa
تُسَوِّقَ
tusawwiqa
يُسَوِّقَ
yusawwiqa
تُسَوِّقَا
tusawwiqā
يُسَوِّقَا
yusawwiqā
نُسَوِّقَ
nusawwiqa
تُسَوِّقُوا
tusawwiqū
يُسَوِّقُوا
yusawwiqū
f تُسَوِّقِي
tusawwiqī
تُسَوِّقَ
tusawwiqa
تُسَوِّقَا
tusawwiqā
تُسَوِّقْنَ
tusawwiqna
يُسَوِّقْنَ
yusawwiqna
jussive
الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم
m أُسَوِّقْ
ʔusawwiq
تُسَوِّقْ
tusawwiq
يُسَوِّقْ
yusawwiq
تُسَوِّقَا
tusawwiqā
يُسَوِّقَا
yusawwiqā
نُسَوِّقْ
nusawwiq
تُسَوِّقُوا
tusawwiqū
يُسَوِّقُوا
yusawwiqū
f تُسَوِّقِي
tusawwiqī
تُسَوِّقْ
tusawwiq
تُسَوِّقَا
tusawwiqā
تُسَوِّقْنَ
tusawwiqna
يُسَوِّقْنَ
yusawwiqna
imperative
الْأَمْر
m سَوِّقْ
sawwiq
سَوِّقَا
sawwiqā
سَوِّقُوا
sawwiqū
f سَوِّقِي
sawwiqī
سَوِّقْنَ
sawwiqna
passive voice
الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول
singular
الْمُفْرَد
dual
الْمُثَنَّى
plural
الْجَمْع
1st person
الْمُتَكَلِّم
2nd person
الْمُخَاطَب
3rd person
الْغَائِب
2nd person
الْمُخَاطَب
3rd person
الْغَائِب
1st person
الْمُتَكَلِّم
2nd person
الْمُخَاطَب
3rd person
الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative
الْمَاضِي
m سُوِّقْتُ
suwwiqtu
سُوِّقْتَ
suwwiqta
سُوِّقَ
suwwiqa
سُوِّقْتُمَا
suwwiqtumā
سُوِّقَا
suwwiqā
سُوِّقْنَا
suwwiqnā
سُوِّقْتُمْ
suwwiqtum
سُوِّقُوا
suwwiqū
f سُوِّقْتِ
suwwiqti
سُوِّقَتْ
suwwiqat
سُوِّقَتَا
suwwiqatā
سُوِّقْتُنَّ
suwwiqtunna
سُوِّقْنَ
suwwiqna
non-past (imperfect) indicative
الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع
m أُسَوَّقُ
ʔusawwaqu
تُسَوَّقُ
tusawwaqu
يُسَوَّقُ
yusawwaqu
تُسَوَّقَانِ
tusawwaqāni
يُسَوَّقَانِ
yusawwaqāni
نُسَوَّقُ
nusawwaqu
تُسَوَّقُونَ
tusawwaqūna
يُسَوَّقُونَ
yusawwaqūna
f تُسَوَّقِينَ
tusawwaqīna
تُسَوَّقُ
tusawwaqu
تُسَوَّقَانِ
tusawwaqāni
تُسَوَّقْنَ
tusawwaqna
يُسَوَّقْنَ
yusawwaqna
subjunctive
الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب
m أُسَوَّقَ
ʔusawwaqa
تُسَوَّقَ
tusawwaqa
يُسَوَّقَ
yusawwaqa
تُسَوَّقَا
tusawwaqā
يُسَوَّقَا
yusawwaqā
نُسَوَّقَ
nusawwaqa
تُسَوَّقُوا
tusawwaqū
يُسَوَّقُوا
yusawwaqū
f تُسَوَّقِي
tusawwaqī
تُسَوَّقَ
tusawwaqa
تُسَوَّقَا
tusawwaqā
تُسَوَّقْنَ
tusawwaqna
يُسَوَّقْنَ
yusawwaqna
jussive
الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم
m أُسَوَّقْ
ʔusawwaq
تُسَوَّقْ
tusawwaq
يُسَوَّقْ
yusawwaq
تُسَوَّقَا
tusawwaqā
يُسَوَّقَا
yusawwaqā
نُسَوَّقْ
nusawwaq
تُسَوَّقُوا
tusawwaqū
يُسَوَّقُوا
yusawwaqū
f تُسَوَّقِي
tusawwaqī
تُسَوَّقْ
tusawwaq
تُسَوَّقَا
tusawwaqā
تُسَوَّقْنَ
tusawwaqna
يُسَوَّقْنَ
yusawwaqna
References
  • Wehr, Hans (1979) “سوق”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN

Hijazi Arabic

Root
س و ق
4 terms

Etymology 1

From Arabic سُوق (sūq).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /suːɡ/

Noun

سوق • (sūgm (plural أسواق (ʔaswāg))

  1. market

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /suːɡ/

Verb

سوق • (sūg)

  1. second-person masculine singular imperative of ساق (sāg)

Etymology 3

From Arabic سَوَّق (sawwaq).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /saw.waɡ/

Verb

سَوَّق • (sawwag) II (non-past يِسَوِّق (yisawwig))

  1. to market
Conjugation
Conjugation of سوق
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
past m سوقت (sawwagt) سوقت (sawwagt) سوق (sawwag) سوقنا (sawwagna) سوقتوا (sawwagtu) سوقوا (sawwagu)
f سوقتي (sawwagti) سوقت (sawwagat)
non-past m أسوق (ʔasawwig) تسوق (tisawwig) يسوق (yisawwig) نسوق (nisawwig) تسوقوا (tisawwigu) يسوقوا (yisawwigu)
f تسوقي (tisawwigi) تسوق (tisawwig)
imperative m سوق (sawwig) سوقوا (sawwigu)
f سوقي (sawwigi)

Moroccan Arabic

Root
س و ق
4 terms

Etymology 1

From Arabic سُوق (sūq).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /suːq/
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

سوق • (sūqm (plural سواق (swāq) or أسواق (ʔaswāq))

  1. market, souq, bazaar, street of shops
  2. business (something involving one personally)
    ماشي سوقك!māši sūqek!None of your business!
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Arabic سَوَّقَ (sawwaqa).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /saw.waq/

Verb

سوق • (sawwaq) II (non-past يسوق (ysawwaq), verbal noun تسواق (taswāq) or تسويق (taswīq), active participle مسوق (msawwaq))

  1. (transitive) to market
  2. (transitive) to inform
  3. (intransitive) to care, to pay attention [with ل (l-) ‘to someone or something’]
    حتى واحد ما سوق ليهḥatta wāḥid ma sawwaq līhNobody paid attention to him
Conjugation
Conjugation of سوق
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
past m سوّقت (sawwaqt) سوّقتي (sawwaqti) سوّق (sawwaq) سوّقنا (sawwaqna) سوّقتوا (sawwaqtu) سوّقوا (sawwqu)
f سوّقت (sawwqāt)
non-past m نسوّق (nsawwaq) تسوّق (tsawwaq) يسوّق (ysawwaq) نسوّقوا (nsawwqu) تسوّقوا (tsawwqu) يسوّقوا (ysawwqu)
f تسوّقي (tsawwqi) تسوّق (tsawwaq)
imperative m سوّق (sawwaq) سوّقوا (sawwqu)
f سوّقي (sawwqi)

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /suːq/
  • Audio:(file)

Verb

سوق • (sūq)

  1. second-person masculine singular imperative of ساق (sāq)

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic سُوق (sūq, market), from Aramaic שׁוּקָא (šūqā’, street, market), from Akkadian 𒋻 (sūqum, street).

Noun

سوق • (suk) (definite accusative سوقی (suku), plural اسواق (esvâk))

  1. market, marketplace, bazaar, a relatively spacious outdoor area or street in a town or city housing a public market
    Synonyms: بازار (bazar), چارشو (çarşu)
  2. market, souq, fair, a gathering of people for the purchase and sale of merchandise, often periodic at a set time
    Synonym: بازار (bazar)

Derived terms

  • سوقی (sukî, pertaining to the market)

Descendants

Further reading

South Levantine Arabic

Root
س و ق
3 terms

Etymology 1

From Arabic سَوَّقَ (sawwaqa).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /saw.waʔ/, [ˈsaw.waʔ]
  • Audio (al-Lidd):(file)

Verb

سوّق • (sawwaʔ) II (present بسوّق (bisawweʔ))

  1. to market
Conjugation
Conjugation of سوق
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
past m سوّقت (sawwaʔt) سوّقت (sawwaʔt) سوّق (sawwaʔ) سوّقنا (sawwaʔna) سوّقتو (sawwaʔtu) سوّقو (sawwaʔu)
f سوّقتي (sawwaʔti) سوّقت (sawwaʔat)
present m بسوّق (basawwiʔ) بتسوّق (bitsawwiʔ) بسوّق (bisawwiʔ) منسوّق (minsawwiʔ) بتسوّقو (bitsawwʔu) بسوّقو (bisawwʔu)
f بتسوّقي (bitsawwʔi) بتسوّق (bitsawwiʔ)
subjunctive m اسوّق (asawwiʔ) تسوّق (tsawwiʔ) يسوّق (ysawwiʔ) نسوّق (nsawwiʔ) تسوّقو (tsawwʔu) يسوّقو (ysawwʔu)
f تسوّقي (tsawwʔi) تسوّق (tsawwiʔ)
imperative m سوّق (sawwiʔ) سوّقو (sawwʔu)
f سوّقي (sawwʔi)

Etymology 2

From Arabic سُوق (sūq).

Pronunciation

Noun

سوق • (sūʔm (plural أسواق (ʔaswāʔ))

  1. market