سطوة

Arabic

Etymology

Morphologically from the root س ط و (s-ṭ-w).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /satˤ.wa/

Noun

سَطْوَة • (saṭwa) f (plural سَطَوَات (saṭawāt))

1. attack; assault
2. power; authority; strength; supremacy
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     وَكَانَت رُوسِيَا تُرَاقَبٌ مِنْ بَعِيد مُسْتَخْدِمَةً سَطْوَتَهَا السِّيَاسِيَّةَ فِي مَجْلِسِ الْأَمْنِ لِصَالِحِ بَشَار.

     wakānat rūsiyā turāqabun min baʕīd mustaḵdimatan saṭwatahā s-siyāsiyyata fī majlisi l-ʔamni liṣāliḥi bašār.

     And Russia was watching from afar using its political power in the Security Council for (the sake of) Bashar.

Declension

Declension of noun سَطْوَة (saṭwa)

Singular	singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	سَطْوَة saṭwa	السَّطْوَة as-saṭwa	سَطْوَة saṭwat
Nominative	سَطْوَةٌ saṭwatun	السَّطْوَةُ as-saṭwatu	سَطْوَةُ saṭwatu
Accusative	سَطْوَةً saṭwatan	السَّطْوَةَ as-saṭwata	سَطْوَةَ saṭwata
Genitive	سَطْوَةٍ saṭwatin	السَّطْوَةِ as-saṭwati	سَطْوَةِ saṭwati
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	سَطْوَتَيْن saṭwatayn	السَّطْوَتَيْن as-saṭwatayn	سَطْوَتَيْ saṭwatay
Nominative	سَطْوَتَانِ saṭwatāni	السَّطْوَتَانِ as-saṭwatāni	سَطْوَتَا saṭwatā
Accusative	سَطْوَتَيْنِ saṭwatayni	السَّطْوَتَيْنِ as-saṭwatayni	سَطْوَتَيْ saṭwatay
Genitive	سَطْوَتَيْنِ saṭwatayni	السَّطْوَتَيْنِ as-saṭwatayni	سَطْوَتَيْ saṭwatay
Plural	sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	سَطَوَات saṭawāt	السَّطَوَات as-saṭawāt	سَطَوَات saṭawāt
Nominative	سَطَوَاتٌ saṭawātun	السَّطَوَاتُ as-saṭawātu	سَطَوَاتُ saṭawātu
Accusative	سَطَوَاتٍ saṭawātin	السَّطَوَاتِ as-saṭawāti	سَطَوَاتِ saṭawāti
Genitive	سَطَوَاتٍ saṭawātin	السَّطَوَاتِ as-saṭawāti	سَطَوَاتِ saṭawāti

References

• Wehr, Hans (1979) “سطو”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN