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

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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