صوت

See also: ضؤت‎, صوب‎, and ص و ت‎

Arabic

Etymology

From the root ص و ت‎ (ṣ-w-t). The sense “vote” is probably a loan translation from a European language, most likely French voix, but compare also German Stimme and stimmen, Russian голос (golos) and голосовать (golosovatʹ), etc.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sˤawt/
  • (file)

Noun

صَوْت • (ṣawt) m (plural أَصْوَات‎ (ʔaṣwāt))

  1. a sound (of a thing, an animal, and so on)
    1. the sound of human speech or human singing, a voice
  2. a vote; a ballot

Declension

Descendants

  • →? Portuguese: sotaque
  • → Swahili: sauti

Verb

صَوَّتَ • (ṣawwata) II, non-past يُصَوِّتُ‎‎ (yuṣawwitu)

  1. to make a sound, to sound
  2. to vote

Conjugation

Egyptian Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic صَوْت‎ (ṣawt).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sˤoːt/

Noun

صوت • (ṣōt) m

  1. voice (sound uttered by the mouth)

Moroccan Arabic

Root
ص و ت‎
1 term

Etymology 1

From Arabic صَوْت‎ (ṣawt).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sˤawt/, /sˤuːt/

Noun

صَوْت or صُوت • (ṣawt or ṣūt) m (plural صوات‎ (ṣwāt))

  1. voice (sound uttered by the mouth)
  2. sound
  3. vote, ballot

Etymology 2

From Arabic صَوَّتَ‎ (ṣawwata).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sˤaw.wat/

Verb

صوت • (ṣawwat) (form II, non-past يصوت‎ (yṣawwat))

  1. to vote
Conjugation
    Conjugation of صوت
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
past m صوّتت‎ (ṣawwatt) صوّتتي‎ (ṣawwatti) صوّت (ṣawwat) صوّتنا‎ (ṣawwatna) صوّتتوا‎ (ṣawwattu) صوّتوا‎ (ṣawwtu)
f صوّتت‎ (ṣawwtāt)
non-past m نصوّت‎ (nṣawwat) تصوّت‎ (tṣawwat) يصوّت‎ (yṣawwat) نصوّتوا‎ (nṣawwtu) تصوّتوا‎ (tṣawwtu) يصوّتوا‎ (yṣawwtu)
f تصوّتي‎ (tṣawwti) تصوّت‎ (tṣawwat)
imperative m صوّت (ṣawwat) صوّتوا‎ (ṣawwtu)
f صوّتي‎ (ṣawwti)

Persian

Etymology

From Arabic صَوْت‎ (ṣawt).

Pronunciation

Noun

صوت • (sowt)

  1. voice
  2. sound

South Levantine Arabic

Root
ص و ت‎

Etymology 1

From Arabic صَوَّتَ‎ (ṣawwata).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sˤaw.wat/, [ˈsˤɑw.wɑtˤ]
  • (file)

Verb

صوّت • (ṣawwat) (form II, present بصوّت‎ (biṣawwet))

  1. to vote
Conjugation
    Conjugation of صوّت (ṣawwat)
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
past m صوّتت (ṣawwatt) صوّتت (ṣawwatt) صوّت (ṣawwat) صوّتنا (ṣawwatna) صوّتتو (ṣawwattu) صوّتو (ṣawwatu)
f صوّتتي (ṣawwatti) صوّتت (ṣawwatat)
present m بصوّت (baṣawwet) بتصوّت (bitṣawwet) بصوّت (biṣawwet) منصوّت (minṣawwet) بتصوّتو (bitṣawwtu) بصوّتو (biṣawwtu)
f بتصوّتي (bitṣawwti) بتصوّت (bitṣawwet)
subjunctive m اصوّت (aṣawwet) تصوّت (tṣawwet) يصوّت (yṣawwet) نصوّت (nṣawwet) تصوّتو (tṣawwtu) يصوّتو (yṣawwtu)
f تصوّتي (tṣawwti) تصوّت (tṣawwet)
imperative m صوّت (ṣawwet) صوّتو (ṣawwtu)
f صوّتي (ṣawwti)

Etymology 2

From Arabic صَوْت‎ (ṣawt).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sˤoːt/, [sˤoːt]
  • (file)

Noun

صوت • (ṣōt) m (plural أصوات‎ (ʔaṣwāt))

  1. voice
  2. sound, noise
  3. vote
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