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أسود
أسود
See also: اسود
Arabic
Pronunciation
Adjective
أَسْوَد • (ʾaswad) (feminine سَوْدَاء (sawdāʾ), common plural سُود (sūd))
Declension
Declension of adjective أَسْوَد (ʾaswad)
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| basic singular diptote | basic singular diptote | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Informal | أَسْوَد ʾaswad |
الْأَسْوَد al-ʾaswad |
سَوْدَاء sawdāʾ |
السَّوْدَاء as-sawdāʾ |
| Nominative | أَسْوَدُ ʾaswadu |
الْأَسْوَدُ al-ʾaswadu |
سَوْدَاءُ sawdāʾu |
السَّوْدَاءُ as-sawdāʾu |
| Accusative | أَسْوَدَ ʾaswada |
الْأَسْوَدَ al-ʾaswada |
سَوْدَاءَ sawdāʾa |
السَّوْدَاءَ as-sawdāʾa |
| Genitive | أَسْوَدَ ʾaswada |
الْأَسْوَدِ al-ʾaswadi |
سَوْدَاءَ sawdāʾa |
السَّوْدَاءِ as-sawdāʾi |
| Dual | Masculine | Feminine | ||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Informal | أَسْوَدَيْن ʾaswadayn |
الْأَسْوَدَيْن al-ʾaswadayn |
سَوْدَاءَيْن sawdāʾayn |
السَّوْدَاءَيْن as-sawdāʾayn |
| Nominative | أَسْوَدَانِ ʾaswadāni |
الْأَسْوَدَانِ al-ʾaswadāni |
سَوْدَاءَانِ sawdāʾāni |
السَّوْدَاءَانِ as-sawdāʾāni |
| Accusative | أَسْوَدَيْنِ ʾaswadayni |
الْأَسْوَدَيْنِ al-ʾaswadayni |
سَوْدَاءَيْنِ sawdāʾayni |
السَّوْدَاءَيْنِ as-sawdāʾayni |
| Genitive | أَسْوَدَيْنِ ʾaswadayni |
الْأَسْوَدَيْنِ al-ʾaswadayni |
سَوْدَاءَيْنِ sawdāʾayni |
السَّوْدَاءَيْنِ as-sawdāʾayni |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | ||
| basic broken plural triptote | basic broken plural triptote | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Informal | سُود sūd |
السُّود as-sūd |
سُود sūd |
السُّود as-sūd |
| Nominative | سُودٌ sūdun |
السُّودُ as-sūdu |
سُودٌ sūdun |
السُّودُ as-sūdu |
| Accusative | سُودًا sūdan |
السُّودَ as-sūda |
سُودًا sūdan |
السُّودَ as-sūda |
| Genitive | سُودٍ sūdin |
السُّودِ as-sūdi |
سُودٍ sūdin |
السُّودِ as-sūdi |
Noun
أَسْوَد • (ʾaswad) m (plural سُودَان (sūdān))
- black, Negro
- السُّودَان (as-sūdān) — Sudan
Declension
Declension of noun أَسْوَد (ʾaswad)
| Singular | basic singular diptote | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | أَسْوَد ʾaswad |
الْأَسْوَد al-ʾaswad |
أَسْوَد ʾaswad |
| Nominative | أَسْوَدُ ʾaswadu |
الْأَسْوَدُ al-ʾaswadu |
أَسْوَدُ ʾaswadu |
| Accusative | أَسْوَدَ ʾaswada |
الْأَسْوَدَ al-ʾaswada |
أَسْوَدَ ʾaswada |
| Genitive | أَسْوَدَ ʾaswada |
الْأَسْوَدِ al-ʾaswadi |
أَسْوَدِ ʾaswadi |
| Dual | Indefinite | Definite | Construct |
| Informal | أَسْوَدَيْن ʾaswadayn |
الْأَسْوَدَيْن al-ʾaswadayn |
أَسْوَدَيْ ʾaswaday |
| Nominative | أَسْوَدَانِ ʾaswadāni |
الْأَسْوَدَانِ al-ʾaswadāni |
أَسْوَدَا ʾaswadā |
| Accusative | أَسْوَدَيْنِ ʾaswadayni |
الْأَسْوَدَيْنِ al-ʾaswadayni |
أَسْوَدَيْ ʾaswaday |
| Genitive | أَسْوَدَيْنِ ʾaswadayni |
الْأَسْوَدَيْنِ al-ʾaswadayni |
أَسْوَدَيْ ʾaswaday |
| Plural | basic broken plural triptote | ||
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | سُودَان sūdān |
السُّودَان as-sūdān |
سُودَان sūdān |
| Nominative | سُودَانٌ sūdānun |
السُّودَانُ as-sūdānu |
سُودَانُ sūdānu |
| Accusative | سُودَانًا sūdānan |
السُّودَانَ as-sūdāna |
سُودَانَ sūdāna |
| Genitive | سُودَانٍ sūdānin |
السُّودَانِ as-sūdāni |
سُودَانِ sūdāni |
Etymology 2
Noun
أُسُود • (ʾusūd) m pl
- plural of أَسَد (ʾasad)
Etymology 3
Elative of سَيِّد (sayyid, “liberal, generous; noble, high-born; wise”), from the root س و د (s-w-d).
Adjective
أَسْوَد • (ʾaswad) (feminine سُودَى (sūdā), masculine plural أَسَائِد (ʾasāʾid), feminine plural سُودَيَات (sūdayāt))
- elative degree of سَيِّد (sayyid):
Declension
Declension of adjective أَسْوَد (ʾaswad)
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| basic singular diptote | singular invariable | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Informal | أَسْوَد ʾaswad |
الْأَسْوَد al-ʾaswad |
سُودى sūdā |
السُّودى as-sūdā |
| Nominative | أَسْوَدُ ʾaswadu |
الْأَسْوَدُ al-ʾaswadu |
سُودى sūdā |
السُّودى as-sūdā |
| Accusative | أَسْوَدَ ʾaswada |
الْأَسْوَدَ al-ʾaswada |
سُودى sūdā |
السُّودى as-sūdā |
| Genitive | أَسْوَدَ ʾaswada |
الْأَسْوَدِ al-ʾaswadi |
سُودى sūdā |
السُّودى as-sūdā |
| Dual | Masculine | Feminine | ||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Informal | أَسْوَدَيْن ʾaswadayn |
الْأَسْوَدَيْن al-ʾaswadayn |
سُودَيَيْن sūdayayn |
السُّودَيَيْن as-sūdayayn |
| Nominative | أَسْوَدَانِ ʾaswadāni |
الْأَسْوَدَانِ al-ʾaswadāni |
سُودَيَانِ sūdayāni |
السُّودَيَانِ as-sūdayāni |
| Accusative | أَسْوَدَيْنِ ʾaswadayni |
الْأَسْوَدَيْنِ al-ʾaswadayni |
سُودَيَيْنِ sūdayayni |
السُّودَيَيْنِ as-sūdayayni |
| Genitive | أَسْوَدَيْنِ ʾaswadayni |
الْأَسْوَدَيْنِ al-ʾaswadayni |
سُودَيَيْنِ sūdayayni |
السُّودَيَيْنِ as-sūdayayni |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | ||
| basic broken plural diptote | sound feminine plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Informal | أَسَائِد ʾasāʾid |
الْأَسَائِد al-ʾasāʾid |
سُودَيَات sūdayāt |
السُّودَيَات as-sūdayāt |
| Nominative | أَسَائِدُ ʾasāʾidu |
الْأَسَائِدُ al-ʾasāʾidu |
سُودَيَاتٌ sūdayātun |
السُّودَيَاتُ as-sūdayātu |
| Accusative | أَسَائِدَ ʾasāʾida |
الْأَسَائِدَ al-ʾasāʾida |
سُودَيَاتٍ sūdayātin |
السُّودَيَاتِ as-sūdayāti |
| Genitive | أَسَائِدَ ʾasāʾida |
الْأَسَائِدِ al-ʾasāʾidi |
سُودَيَاتٍ sūdayātin |
السُّودَيَاتِ as-sūdayāti |
References
- “سود” in Edward William Lane (1863), Arabic-English Lexicon, London: Williams & Norgate