سواك

See also: سواک‎‎

Arabic

Etymology

From the Middle Persian equivalent of Persian ‎ (sevâk) meaning the same, belonging to ‎ (sūdan, “to rub”).

Noun

سِوَاك • (siwāk) m (plural أَسْوِكَة‎ (ʾaswika) or سُوك‎ (sūk))

a stick made particularly from the toothbrush tree Salvadora persica for cleansing the teeth

Declension

Declension of noun سِوَاك (siwāk)

Singular	basic singular triptote
Singular	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
Plural	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	أَسْوِكَة‎‎; سُوك‎ ʾaswika‎; sūk	الْأَسْوِكَة‎‎; السُّوك‎ al-ʾaswika‎; as-sūk	أَسْوِكَة‎‎; سُوك‎ ʾaswikat‎; sūk
Nominative	أَسْوِكَةٌ‎‎; سُوكٌ‎ ʾaswikatun‎; sūkun	الْأَسْوِكَةُ‎‎; السُّوكُ‎ al-ʾaswikatu‎; as-sūku	أَسْوِكَةُ‎‎; سُوكُ‎ ʾaswikatu‎; sūku
Accusative	أَسْوِكَةً‎‎; سُوكًا‎ ʾaswikatan‎; sūkan	الْأَسْوِكَةَ‎‎; السُّوكَ‎ al-ʾaswikata‎; as-sūka	أَسْوِكَةَ‎‎; سُوكَ‎ ʾaswikata‎; sūka
Genitive	أَسْوِكَةٍ‎‎; سُوكٍ‎ ʾaswikatin‎; sūkin	الْأَسْوِكَةِ‎‎; السُّوكِ‎ al-ʾaswikati‎; as-sūki	أَسْوِكَةِ‎‎; سُوكِ‎ ʾaswikati‎; sūki

Derived terms

مِسْوَاك‎ (miswāk, “toothbrush stick”)
سَاكَ‎ (sāka, “to brush”)
سَوَّكَ‎ (sawwaka, “to brush”)
تَسَوَّكَ‎ (tasawwaka, “to brush oneself, to cleanse the teeth”)

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