سوم

Arabic

Verb

سَوَّمَ • (sawwama) II (non-past يُسَوِّمُ (yusawwimu), verbal noun تَسْوِيم (taswīm))

to impose, to force
to mark

Conjugation

Conjugation of **سَوَّمَ** (II, sound, full passive, verbal noun *تَسْوِيم*)

verbal noun الْمَصْدَر					تَسْوِيم taswīm
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل					مُسَوِّم musawwim
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول					مُسَوَّم musawwam
active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
		singular الْمُفْرَد			dual الْمُثَنَّى		plural الْجَمْع
		1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	سَوَّمْتُ sawwamtu	سَوَّمْتَ sawwamta	سَوَّمَ sawwama	سَوَّمْتُمَا sawwamtumā	سَوَّمَا sawwamā	سَوَّمْنَا sawwamnā	سَوَّمْتُمْ sawwamtum	سَوَّمُوا sawwamū
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	f	سَوَّمْتُ sawwamtu	سَوَّمْتِ sawwamti	سَوَّمَتْ sawwamat	سَوَّمْتُمَا sawwamtumā	سَوَّمَتَا sawwamatā	سَوَّمْنَا sawwamnā	سَوَّمْتُنَّ sawwamtunna	سَوَّمْنَ sawwamna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُسَوِّمُ ʔusawwimu	تُسَوِّمُ tusawwimu	يُسَوِّمُ yusawwimu	تُسَوِّمَانِ tusawwimāni	يُسَوِّمَانِ yusawwimāni	نُسَوِّمُ nusawwimu	تُسَوِّمُونَ tusawwimūna	يُسَوِّمُونَ yusawwimūna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	f	أُسَوِّمُ ʔusawwimu	تُسَوِّمِينَ tusawwimīna	تُسَوِّمُ tusawwimu	تُسَوِّمَانِ tusawwimāni	تُسَوِّمَانِ tusawwimāni	نُسَوِّمُ nusawwimu	تُسَوِّمْنَ tusawwimna	يُسَوِّمْنَ yusawwimna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُسَوِّمَ ʔusawwima	تُسَوِّمَ tusawwima	يُسَوِّمَ yusawwima	تُسَوِّمَا tusawwimā	يُسَوِّمَا yusawwimā	نُسَوِّمَ nusawwima	تُسَوِّمُوا tusawwimū	يُسَوِّمُوا yusawwimū
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	f	أُسَوِّمَ ʔusawwima	تُسَوِّمِي tusawwimī	تُسَوِّمَ tusawwima	تُسَوِّمَا tusawwimā	تُسَوِّمَا tusawwimā	نُسَوِّمَ nusawwima	تُسَوِّمْنَ tusawwimna	يُسَوِّمْنَ yusawwimna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُسَوِّمْ ʔusawwim	تُسَوِّمْ tusawwim	يُسَوِّمْ yusawwim	تُسَوِّمَا tusawwimā	يُسَوِّمَا yusawwimā	نُسَوِّمْ nusawwim	تُسَوِّمُوا tusawwimū	يُسَوِّمُوا yusawwimū
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	f	أُسَوِّمْ ʔusawwim	تُسَوِّمِي tusawwimī	تُسَوِّمْ tusawwim	تُسَوِّمَا tusawwimā	تُسَوِّمَا tusawwimā	نُسَوِّمْ nusawwim	تُسَوِّمْنَ tusawwimna	يُسَوِّمْنَ yusawwimna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		سَوِّمْ sawwim		سَوِّمَا sawwimā			سَوِّمُوا sawwimū
imperative الْأَمْر	f		سَوِّمِي sawwimī		سَوِّمَا sawwimā			سَوِّمْنَ sawwimna

passive voice الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول
		singular الْمُفْرَد			dual الْمُثَنَّى		plural الْجَمْع
		1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	سُوِّمْتُ suwwimtu	سُوِّمْتَ suwwimta	سُوِّمَ suwwima	سُوِّمْتُمَا suwwimtumā	سُوِّمَا suwwimā	سُوِّمْنَا suwwimnā	سُوِّمْتُمْ suwwimtum	سُوِّمُوا suwwimū
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	f	سُوِّمْتُ suwwimtu	سُوِّمْتِ suwwimti	سُوِّمَتْ suwwimat	سُوِّمْتُمَا suwwimtumā	سُوِّمَتَا suwwimatā	سُوِّمْنَا suwwimnā	سُوِّمْتُنَّ suwwimtunna	سُوِّمْنَ suwwimna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُسَوَّمُ ʔusawwamu	تُسَوَّمُ tusawwamu	يُسَوَّمُ yusawwamu	تُسَوَّمَانِ tusawwamāni	يُسَوَّمَانِ yusawwamāni	نُسَوَّمُ nusawwamu	تُسَوَّمُونَ tusawwamūna	يُسَوَّمُونَ yusawwamūna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	f	أُسَوَّمُ ʔusawwamu	تُسَوَّمِينَ tusawwamīna	تُسَوَّمُ tusawwamu	تُسَوَّمَانِ tusawwamāni	تُسَوَّمَانِ tusawwamāni	نُسَوَّمُ nusawwamu	تُسَوَّمْنَ tusawwamna	يُسَوَّمْنَ yusawwamna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُسَوَّمَ ʔusawwama	تُسَوَّمَ tusawwama	يُسَوَّمَ yusawwama	تُسَوَّمَا tusawwamā	يُسَوَّمَا yusawwamā	نُسَوَّمَ nusawwama	تُسَوَّمُوا tusawwamū	يُسَوَّمُوا yusawwamū
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	f	أُسَوَّمَ ʔusawwama	تُسَوَّمِي tusawwamī	تُسَوَّمَ tusawwama	تُسَوَّمَا tusawwamā	تُسَوَّمَا tusawwamā	نُسَوَّمَ nusawwama	تُسَوَّمْنَ tusawwamna	يُسَوَّمْنَ yusawwamna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُسَوَّمْ ʔusawwam	تُسَوَّمْ tusawwam	يُسَوَّمْ yusawwam	تُسَوَّمَا tusawwamā	يُسَوَّمَا yusawwamā	نُسَوَّمْ nusawwam	تُسَوَّمُوا tusawwamū	يُسَوَّمُوا yusawwamū
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	f	أُسَوَّمْ ʔusawwam	تُسَوَّمِي tusawwamī	تُسَوَّمْ tusawwam	تُسَوَّمَا tusawwamā	تُسَوَّمَا tusawwamā	نُسَوَّمْ nusawwam	تُسَوَّمْنَ tusawwamna	يُسَوَّمْنَ yusawwamna

Persian

**Persian numbers ^(edit)**
← 2	۳ 3	4 →
Cardinal: سه (se) Ordinal: سوم (sevom)

Etymology

From (se, “three”) + (-om, “-th, -rd (ordinal number suffix))”).

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /si.ˈwum/

(Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [sɪ.wʊ́m]
- (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [seː.jʊ́m]
- (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [seː.júm]

(Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [sev.vóm]

(Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [se.júm]

Readings
Classical reading^?	siwum
Dari reading^?	siwum
Iranian reading^?	sevvom
Tajik reading^?	seyum

Adjective

سوم • (sevom)

third
(fraction) third, one-third
Synonym: ثلث (sols)

Alternative forms

سییم (sēyum)

Urdu

Alternative forms

سویم (soyam), سوئم (soem), سیوم (sīyūm)

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian (siwum).

Pronunciation

(Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /soːm/
Rhymes: -oːm

Adjective

سوم • (som, sivam)

third
Synonym: تیسرا (tīsrā)

References

“سوم”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
“سوم”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2025.