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”)