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أسوأ
أسوأ
Arabic
Adjective
أَسْوَأ • (ʾaswaʾ) (feminine سُوءَى (sūʾā), masculine plural أَسَاءٍ (ʾasāʾin), feminine plural سُوءَيَات (sūʾayāt))
- elative degree of سَيِّئ (sayyiʾ):
- worse, eviler; worst, evilest
- more abominable; most abominable
- fouler; foulest
- unseemlier, unsightlier, uglier; unseemliest, unsightliest, ugliest
Declension
Declension of adjective أَسْوَأ (ʾaswaʾ)
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| basic singular diptote | singular invariable | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Informal | أَسْوَأ ʾaswaʾ |
الْأَسْوَأ al-ʾaswaʾ |
سُوءَى sūʾā |
السُّوءَى as-sūʾā |
| Nominative | أَسْوَأُ ʾaswaʾu |
الْأَسْوَأُ al-ʾaswaʾu |
سُوءَى sūʾā |
السُّوءَى as-sūʾā |
| Accusative | أَسْوَأَ ʾaswaʾa |
الْأَسْوَأَ al-ʾaswaʾa |
سُوءَى sūʾā |
السُّوءَى as-sūʾā |
| Genitive | أَسْوَأَ ʾaswaʾa |
الْأَسْوَأِ al-ʾaswaʾi |
سُوءَى sūʾā |
السُّوءَى as-sūʾā |
| Dual | Masculine | Feminine | ||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Informal | أَسْوَأَيْن ʾaswaʾayn |
الْأَسْوَأَيْن al-ʾaswaʾayn |
سُوءَيَيْن sūʾayayn |
السُّوءَيَيْن as-sūʾayayn |
| Nominative | أَسْوَآنِ ʾaswaʾāni |
الْأَسْوَآنِ al-ʾaswaʾāni |
سُوءَيَانِ sūʾayāni |
السُّوءَيَانِ as-sūʾayāni |
| Accusative | أَسْوَأَيْنِ ʾaswaʾayni |
الْأَسْوَأَيْنِ al-ʾaswaʾayni |
سُوءَيَيْنِ sūʾayayni |
السُّوءَيَيْنِ as-sūʾayayni |
| Genitive | أَسْوَأَيْنِ ʾaswaʾayni |
الْأَسْوَأَيْنِ al-ʾaswaʾayni |
سُوءَيَيْنِ sūʾayayni |
السُّوءَيَيْنِ as-sūʾayayni |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | ||
| broken plural diptote in ـٍ (-in) | sound feminine plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Informal | أَسَائِي ʾasāʾī |
الْأَسَائِي al-ʾasāʾī |
سُوءَيَات sūʾayāt |
السُّوءَيَات as-sūʾayāt |
| Nominative | أَسَاءٍ ʾasāʾin |
الْأَسَائِي al-ʾasāʾī |
سُوءَيَاتٌ sūʾayātun |
السُّوءَيَاتُ as-sūʾayātu |
| Accusative | أَسَائِيَ ʾasāʾiya |
الْأَسَائِيَ al-ʾasāʾiya |
سُوءَيَاتٍ sūʾayātin |
السُّوءَيَاتِ as-sūʾayāti |
| Genitive | أَسَاءٍ ʾasāʾin |
الْأَسَائِي al-ʾasāʾī |
سُوءَيَاتٍ sūʾayātin |
السُّوءَيَاتِ as-sūʾayāti |
References
- “سوأ” in Edward William Lane (1863), Arabic-English Lexicon, London: Williams & Norgate
Etymology 2
Color/defect adjective from the root س و ء (s-w-ʾ).
Adjective
أَسْوَأ • (ʾaswaʾ) (feminine سَوْآء (sawʾāʾ), common plural سُوء (sūʾ))
Declension
Declension of adjective أَسْوَأ (ʾaswaʾ)
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| basic singular diptote | basic singular diptote | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Informal | أَسْوَأ ʾaswaʾ |
الْأَسْوَأ al-ʾaswaʾ |
سَوْآء sawʾāʾ |
السَّوْآء as-sawʾāʾ |
| Nominative | أَسْوَأُ ʾaswaʾu |
الْأَسْوَأُ al-ʾaswaʾu |
سَوْآءُ sawʾāʾu |
السَّوْآءُ as-sawʾāʾu |
| Accusative | أَسْوَأَ ʾaswaʾa |
الْأَسْوَأَ al-ʾaswaʾa |
سَوْآءَ sawʾāʾa |
السَّوْآءَ as-sawʾāʾa |
| Genitive | أَسْوَأَ ʾaswaʾa |
الْأَسْوَأِ al-ʾaswaʾi |
سَوْآءَ sawʾāʾa |
السَّوْآءِ as-sawʾāʾi |
| Dual | Masculine | Feminine | ||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Informal | أَسْوَأَيْن ʾaswaʾayn |
الْأَسْوَأَيْن al-ʾaswaʾayn |
سَوْآءَيْن sawʾāʾayn |
السَّوْآءَيْن as-sawʾāʾayn |
| Nominative | أَسْوَآنِ ʾaswaʾāni |
الْأَسْوَآنِ al-ʾaswaʾāni |
سَوْآءَانِ sawʾāʾāni |
السَّوْآءَانِ as-sawʾāʾāni |
| Accusative | أَسْوَأَيْنِ ʾaswaʾayni |
الْأَسْوَأَيْنِ al-ʾaswaʾayni |
سَوْآءَيْنِ sawʾāʾayni |
السَّوْآءَيْنِ as-sawʾāʾayni |
| Genitive | أَسْوَأَيْنِ ʾaswaʾayni |
الْأَسْوَأَيْنِ al-ʾaswaʾayni |
سَوْآءَيْنِ sawʾāʾayni |
السَّوْآءَيْنِ as-sawʾāʾayni |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | ||
| basic broken plural triptote | basic broken plural triptote | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Informal | سُوء sūʾ |
السُّوء as-sūʾ |
سُوء sūʾ |
السُّوء as-sūʾ |
| Nominative | سُوءٌ sūʾun |
السُّوءُ as-sūʾu |
سُوءٌ sūʾun |
السُّوءُ as-sūʾu |
| Accusative | سُوءً sūʾan |
السُّوءَ as-sūʾa |
سُوءً sūʾan |
السُّوءَ as-sūʾa |
| Genitive | سُوءٍ sūʾin |
السُّوءِ as-sūʾi |
سُوءٍ sūʾin |
السُّوءِ as-sūʾi |
Synonyms
- سَيِّئ (sayyiʾ)
References
- “سوأ” in Edward William Lane (1863), Arabic-English Lexicon, London: Williams & Norgate