سواك

See also: سواک

Arabic

Etymology

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

Noun

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

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

Declension
Declension of noun ⁧سِوَاك⁩ (siwāk)
Singular basic singular triptote
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
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”)
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