شوط

Arabic

Root
ش و ط (š w ṭ)
2 terms

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃawtˤ/

Noun

شَوْط • (šawṭ) m (plural أَشْوَاط (ʔašwāṭ))

1. stage, phase

   شَوْطُ ٱلْحَيَاةِ ― šawṭu l-ḥayāti ― a stage of life

   قَطَعَ شَوْطًا كَبِيرًا ― qaṭaʕa šawṭan kabīran ― to make great progress

   مَرَّ بِعِدَّةِ أَشْوَاطٍ

   marra biʕiddati ʔašwāṭin

   to pass through several stages

2. (sports) set, half, round

   الشَّوْطُ ٱلْأَوَّلُ ― aš-šawṭu l-ʔawwalu ― first half

   الشَّوْطُ ٱلثَّانِيُ ― aš-šawṭu ṯ-ṯāniyu ― second half

   أَشْوَاطُ ٱلْمُبَارَاةِ ― ʔašwāṭu l-mubārāti ― periods of the match

3. (Islam) a circuit around the Kaaba during the tawaf

   أَشْوَاطُ ٱلطَّوَافِ ― ʔašwāṭu ṭ-ṭawāfi ― circuits of the Kaaba

Declension

Declension of noun شَوْط (šawṭ)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	شَوْط šawṭ	الشَّوْط aš-šawṭ	شَوْط šawṭ
Nominative	شَوْطٌ šawṭun	الشَّوْطُ aš-šawṭu	شَوْطُ šawṭu
Accusative	شَوْطًا šawṭan	الشَّوْطَ aš-šawṭa	شَوْطَ šawṭa
Genitive	شَوْطٍ šawṭin	الشَّوْطِ aš-šawṭi	شَوْطِ šawṭi
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	شَوْطَيْن šawṭayn	الشَّوْطَيْن aš-šawṭayn	شَوْطَيْ šawṭay
Nominative	شَوْطَانِ šawṭāni	الشَّوْطَانِ aš-šawṭāni	شَوْطَا šawṭā
Accusative	شَوْطَيْنِ šawṭayni	الشَّوْطَيْنِ aš-šawṭayni	شَوْطَيْ šawṭay
Genitive	شَوْطَيْنِ šawṭayni	الشَّوْطَيْنِ aš-šawṭayni	شَوْطَيْ šawṭay
Plural	basic broken plural triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	أَشْوَاط ʔašwāṭ	الْأَشْوَاط al-ʔašwāṭ	أَشْوَاط ʔašwāṭ
Nominative	أَشْوَاطٌ ʔašwāṭun	الْأَشْوَاطُ al-ʔašwāṭu	أَشْوَاطُ ʔašwāṭu
Accusative	أَشْوَاطًا ʔašwāṭan	الْأَشْوَاطَ al-ʔašwāṭa	أَشْوَاطَ ʔašwāṭa
Genitive	أَشْوَاطٍ ʔašwāṭin	الْأَشْوَاطِ al-ʔašwāṭi	أَشْوَاطِ ʔašwāṭi

Moroccan Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic شَوْط (šawṭ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃawtˤ/, /ʃuːtˤ/

Noun

شَوْط or شُوط • (šawṭ or šūṭ) m (plural أشواط (ʔašwāṭ))

1. (sports) half of a match