أسوأ

Arabic

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ʔas.waʔ/

Etymology 1

Elative of سَيِّئ‎ (sayyiʔ, “bad, evil; abominable; foul; unseemly”), from the root س و ء‎ (s-w-ʔ).

Adjective

أَسْوَأ • (ʔaswaʔ) (feminine سُوءَى‎ (sūʔā), masculine plural أَسَاوِئ‎ (ʔasāwiʔ), feminine plural سُوءَيَات‎ (sūʔayāt))

elative degree of سَيِّئ‎ (sayyiʔ):
1. worse, eviler; worst, evilest
2. more abominable; most abominable
3. fouler; foulest
4. unseemlier, unsightlier, uglier; unseemliest, unsightliest, ugliest

Declension

Declension of adjective أَسْوَأ (ʔaswaʔ)

Singular	Masculine		Feminine
	basic singular diptote		singular invariable
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	أَسْوَأ ʔaswaʔ	الْأَسْوَأ‎ al-ʔaswaʔ	سُوءَى‎ sūʔā	السُّوءَى‎ as-sūʔā
Nominative	أَسْوَأُ ʔaswaʔu	الْأَسْوَأُ‎ al-ʔaswaʔu	سُوءَى‎ sūʔā	السُّوءَى‎ as-sūʔā
Accusative	أَسْوَأَ ʔaswaʔa	الْأَسْوَأَ‎ al-ʔaswaʔa	سُوءَى‎ sūʔā	السُّوءَى‎ as-sūʔā
Genitive	أَسْوَأَ ʔaswaʔa	الْأَسْوَأِ‎ al-ʔaswaʔi	سُوءَى‎ sūʔā	السُّوءَى‎ as-sūʔā
Dual	Masculine		Feminine
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	أَسْوَأَيْن‎ ʔaswaʔayn	الْأَسْوَأَيْن‎ al-ʔaswaʔayn	سُوءَيَيْن‎ sūʔayayn	السُّوءَيَيْن‎ as-sūʔayayn
Nominative	أَسْوَآنِ‎ ʔaswaʔāni	الْأَسْوَآنِ‎ al-ʔaswaʔāni	سُوءَيَانِ‎ sūʔayāni	السُّوءَيَانِ‎ as-sūʔayāni
Accusative	أَسْوَأَيْنِ‎ ʔaswaʔayni	الْأَسْوَأَيْنِ‎ al-ʔaswaʔayni	سُوءَيَيْنِ‎ sūʔayayni	السُّوءَيَيْنِ‎ as-sūʔayayni
Genitive	أَسْوَأَيْنِ‎ ʔaswaʔayni	الْأَسْوَأَيْنِ‎ al-ʔaswaʔayni	سُوءَيَيْنِ‎ sūʔayayni	السُّوءَيَيْنِ‎ as-sūʔayayni
Plural	Masculine		Feminine
	basic broken plural diptote		sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	أَسَاوِئ‎ ʔasāwiʔ	الْأَسَاوِئ‎ al-ʔasāwiʔ	سُوءَيَات‎ sūʔayāt	السُّوءَيَات‎ as-sūʔayāt
Nominative	أَسَاوِئُ‎ ʔasāwiʔu	الْأَسَاوِئُ‎ al-ʔasāwiʔu	سُوءَيَاتٌ‎ sūʔayātun	السُّوءَيَاتُ‎ as-sūʔayātu
Accusative	أَسَاوِئَ‎ ʔasāwiʔa	الْأَسَاوِئَ‎ al-ʔasāwiʔa	سُوءَيَاتٍ‎ sūʔayātin	السُّوءَيَاتِ‎ as-sūʔayāti
Genitive	أَسَاوِئَ‎ ʔasāwiʔa	الْأَسَاوِئِ‎ al-ʔasāwiʔi	سُوءَيَاتٍ‎ sūʔayātin	السُّوءَيَاتِ‎ as-sūʔayāti

References

Lane, Edward William (1863), “سوأ”, in Arabic-English Lexicon, London: Williams & Norgate

Etymology 2

Color or defect adjective from the root س و ء‎ (s-w-ʔ).

Adjective

أَسْوَأ • (ʔaswaʔ) (feminine سَوْآء‎ (sawʔāʔ), common plural سُوء‎ (sūʔ))

Declension

Declension of adjective أَسْوَأ (ʔaswaʔ)

Singular	Masculine		Feminine
	basic singular diptote		basic singular diptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	أَسْوَأ ʔaswaʔ	الْأَسْوَأ‎ al-ʔaswaʔ	سَوْآء‎ sawʔāʔ	السَّوْآء‎ as-sawʔāʔ
Nominative	أَسْوَأُ ʔaswaʔu	الْأَسْوَأُ‎ al-ʔaswaʔu	سَوْآءُ‎ sawʔāʔu	السَّوْآءُ‎ as-sawʔāʔu
Accusative	أَسْوَأَ ʔaswaʔa	الْأَسْوَأَ‎ al-ʔaswaʔa	سَوْآءَ‎ sawʔāʔa	السَّوْآءَ‎ as-sawʔāʔa
Genitive	أَسْوَأَ ʔaswaʔa	الْأَسْوَأِ‎ al-ʔaswaʔi	سَوْآءَ‎ sawʔāʔa	السَّوْآءِ‎ as-sawʔāʔi
Dual	Masculine		Feminine
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	أَسْوَأَيْن‎ ʔaswaʔayn	الْأَسْوَأَيْن‎ al-ʔaswaʔayn	سَوْآءَيْن‎ sawʔāʔayn	السَّوْآءَيْن‎ as-sawʔāʔayn
Nominative	أَسْوَآنِ‎ ʔaswaʔāni	الْأَسْوَآنِ‎ al-ʔaswaʔāni	سَوْآءَانِ‎ sawʔāʔāni	السَّوْآءَانِ‎ as-sawʔāʔāni
Accusative	أَسْوَأَيْنِ‎ ʔaswaʔayni	الْأَسْوَأَيْنِ‎ al-ʔaswaʔayni	سَوْآءَيْنِ‎ sawʔāʔayni	السَّوْآءَيْنِ‎ as-sawʔāʔayni
Genitive	أَسْوَأَيْنِ‎ ʔaswaʔayni	الْأَسْوَأَيْنِ‎ al-ʔaswaʔayni	سَوْآءَيْنِ‎ sawʔāʔayni	السَّوْآءَيْنِ‎ as-sawʔāʔayni
Plural	Masculine		Feminine
	basic broken plural triptote		basic broken plural triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	سُوء‎ sūʔ	السُّوء‎ as-sūʔ	سُوء‎ sūʔ	السُّوء‎ as-sūʔ
Nominative	سُوءٌ‎ sūʔun	السُّوءُ‎ as-sūʔu	سُوءٌ‎ sūʔun	السُّوءُ‎ as-sūʔu
Accusative	سُوءً‎ sūʔan	السُّوءَ‎ as-sūʔa	سُوءً‎ sūʔan	السُّوءَ‎ as-sūʔa
Genitive	سُوءٍ‎ sūʔin	السُّوءِ‎ as-sūʔi	سُوءٍ‎ sūʔin	السُّوءِ‎ as-sūʔi

Synonyms

سَيِّئ‎ (sayyiʔ)

References

Lane, Edward William (1863), “سوأ”, in Arabic-English Lexicon, London: Williams & Norgate

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