سوء

Arabic

Etymology
Root
س و ء (s-w-ʔ)

Compare سَيِّئ (sayyiʔ, “evil, bad”).

Pronunciation 1
  • IPA(key): /sawʔ/

Noun

سَوْء • (sawʔ) m

  1. verbal noun of سَاءَ (sāʔa) (form I)
  2. evil, badness
Declension
Declension of noun سَوْء (sawʔ)
Singular basic singular triptote
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal سَوْء
sawʔ		 السَّوْء
as-sawʔ		 سَوْء
sawʔ
Nominative سَوْءٌ
sawʔun		 السَّوْءُ
as-sawʔu		 سَوْءُ
sawʔu
Accusative سَوْءًا
sawʔan		 السَّوْءَ
as-sawʔa		 سَوْءَ
sawʔa
Genitive سَوْءٍ
sawʔin		 السَّوْءِ
as-sawʔi		 سَوْءِ
sawʔi
References

Pronunciation 2
  • IPA(key): /suːʔ/

Noun

سُوء • (sūʔ) m (plural أَسْوَاء (ʔaswāʔ))

  1. evil, badness
  2. calamity
  3. malice
  4. treachery
  5. hell
Declension
Declension of noun سُوء (sūʔ)
Singular basic singular triptote
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal سُوء
sūʔ		 السُّوء
as-sūʔ		 سُوء
sūʔ
Nominative سُوءٌ
sūʔun		 السُّوءُ
as-sūʔu		 سُوءُ
sūʔu
Accusative سُوءًا
sūʔan		 السُّوءَ
as-sūʔa		 سُوءَ
sūʔa
Genitive سُوءٍ
sūʔin		 السُّوءِ
as-sūʔi		 سُوءِ
sūʔi
Dual Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal سُوءَيْن
sūʔayn		 السُّوءَيْن
as-sūʔayn		 سُوءَيْ
sūʔay
Nominative سُوءَانِ
sūʔāni		 السُّوءَانِ
as-sūʔāni		 سُوءَا
sūʔā
Accusative سُوءَيْنِ
sūʔayni		 السُّوءَيْنِ
as-sūʔayni		 سُوءَيْ
sūʔay
Genitive سُوءَيْنِ
sūʔayni		 السُّوءَيْنِ
as-sūʔayni		 سُوءَيْ
sūʔay
Plural basic broken plural triptote
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal أَسْوَاء
ʔaswāʔ		 الْأَسْوَاء
al-ʔaswāʔ		 أَسْوَاء
ʔaswāʔ
Nominative أَسْوَاءٌ
ʔaswāʔun		 الْأَسْوَاءُ
al-ʔaswāʔu		 أَسْوَاءُ
ʔaswāʔu
Accusative أَسْوَاءً
ʔaswāʔan		 الْأَسْوَاءَ
al-ʔaswāʔa		 أَسْوَاءَ
ʔaswāʔa
Genitive أَسْوَاءٍ
ʔaswāʔin		 الْأَسْوَاءِ
al-ʔaswāʔi		 أَسْوَاءِ
ʔaswāʔi
References

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic سُوء (sūʔ).

Pronunciation
 

Readings
Classical reading? sū'
Dari reading? sū'
Iranian reading? su'
Tajik reading? suʾ

Noun

سوء • (su')

  1. badness, evil
    Synonym: بدی (badi)
    Antonym: خوبی (xubi)
  2. Used with the ezâfe as an equivalent to English "mal-," "mis-," or "dys-".
    سوء تغذیه
    su'-e tağziye
    malnutrition
    (literally, “badness of nutrition”)
    سوء تفاهم
    su'-e tafâhom
    misunderstanding
    (literally, “badness of understanding”)
    سوء استفاده
    su'-e estefâde
    misuse
    (literally, “badness of use”)
    سوء تعبیر
    su'-e ta'bir
    misinterpretation
    (literally, “badness of interpretation”)
    سوء سابقه
    su'-e sâbeqe
    bad personal record
    سوء رفتار
    su'-e raftâr
    misbehavior
    (literally, “badness of behavior”)

Further reading
  • Hayyim, Sulayman (1934) “سوء”, in New Persian–English dictionary, Teheran: Librairie-imprimerie Béroukhim
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