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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