أسوأ

Arabic

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ʔas.waʔ/

Etymology 1

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

Adjective

أَسْوَأ • (ʾaswaʾ) (feminine سُوءَى‎ (sūʾā), masculine plural أَسَاوِئ‎ (ʾasāwiʾ), feminine plural سُوءَيَات‎ (sūʾayāt))

elative degree of سَيِّئ‎ (sayyiʾ):
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 (ʾaswaʾ)

Singular	Masculine		Feminine
	basic singular diptote		singular invariable
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	أَسْوَأ ʾaswaʾ	الْأَسْوَأ‎ al-ʾaswaʾ	سُوءَى‎ sūʾā	السُّوءَى‎ as-sūʾā
Nominative	أَسْوَأُ ʾaswaʾu	الْأَسْوَأُ‎ al-ʾaswaʾu	سُوءَى‎ sūʾā	السُّوءَى‎ as-sūʾā
Accusative	أَسْوَأَ ʾaswaʾa	الْأَسْوَأَ‎ al-ʾaswaʾa	سُوءَى‎ sūʾā	السُّوءَى‎ as-sūʾā
Genitive	أَسْوَأَ ʾaswaʾa	الْأَسْوَأِ‎ al-ʾaswaʾi	سُوءَى‎ sūʾā	السُّوءَى‎ as-sūʾā
Dual	Masculine		Feminine
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	أَسْوَأَيْن‎ ʾaswaʾayn	الْأَسْوَأَيْن‎ al-ʾaswaʾayn	سُوءَيَيْن‎ sūʾayayn	السُّوءَيَيْن‎ as-sūʾayayn
Nominative	أَسْوَآنِ‎ ʾaswaʾāni	الْأَسْوَآنِ‎ al-ʾaswaʾāni	سُوءَيَانِ‎ sūʾayāni	السُّوءَيَانِ‎ as-sūʾayāni
Accusative	أَسْوَأَيْنِ‎ ʾaswaʾayni	الْأَسْوَأَيْنِ‎ al-ʾaswaʾayni	سُوءَيَيْنِ‎ sūʾayayni	السُّوءَيَيْنِ‎ as-sūʾayayni
Genitive	أَسْوَأَيْنِ‎ ʾaswaʾayni	الْأَسْوَأَيْنِ‎ al-ʾaswaʾayni	سُوءَيَيْنِ‎ sūʾayayni	السُّوءَيَيْنِ‎ as-sūʾayayni
Plural	Masculine		Feminine
	basic broken plural diptote		sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	أَسَاوِئ‎ ʾasāwiʾ	الْأَسَاوِئ‎ al-ʾasāwiʾ	سُوءَيَات‎ sūʾayāt	السُّوءَيَات‎ as-sūʾayāt
Nominative	أَسَاوِئُ‎ ʾasāwiʾu	الْأَسَاوِئُ‎ al-ʾasāwiʾu	سُوءَيَاتٌ‎ sūʾayātun	السُّوءَيَاتُ‎ as-sūʾayātu
Accusative	أَسَاوِئَ‎ ʾasāwiʾa	الْأَسَاوِئَ‎ al-ʾasāwiʾa	سُوءَيَاتٍ‎ sūʾayātin	السُّوءَيَاتِ‎ as-sūʾayāti
Genitive	أَسَاوِئَ‎ ʾasāwiʾa	الْأَسَاوِئِ‎ al-ʾasāwiʾi	سُوءَيَاتٍ‎ sūʾayātin	السُّوءَيَاتِ‎ as-sūʾayāti

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-ʾ).

Adjective

أَسْوَأ • (ʾaswaʾ) (feminine سَوْآء‎ (sawʾāʾ), common plural سُوء‎ (sūʾ))

Declension

Declension of adjective أَسْوَأ (ʾaswaʾ)

Singular	Masculine		Feminine
	basic singular diptote		basic singular diptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	أَسْوَأ ʾaswaʾ	الْأَسْوَأ‎ al-ʾaswaʾ	سَوْآء‎ sawʾāʾ	السَّوْآء‎ as-sawʾāʾ
Nominative	أَسْوَأُ ʾaswaʾu	الْأَسْوَأُ‎ al-ʾaswaʾu	سَوْآءُ‎ sawʾāʾu	السَّوْآءُ‎ as-sawʾāʾu
Accusative	أَسْوَأَ ʾaswaʾa	الْأَسْوَأَ‎ al-ʾaswaʾa	سَوْآءَ‎ sawʾāʾa	السَّوْآءَ‎ as-sawʾāʾa
Genitive	أَسْوَأَ ʾaswaʾa	الْأَسْوَأِ‎ al-ʾaswaʾi	سَوْآءَ‎ sawʾāʾa	السَّوْآءِ‎ as-sawʾāʾi
Dual	Masculine		Feminine
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	أَسْوَأَيْن‎ ʾaswaʾayn	الْأَسْوَأَيْن‎ al-ʾaswaʾayn	سَوْآءَيْن‎ sawʾāʾayn	السَّوْآءَيْن‎ as-sawʾāʾayn
Nominative	أَسْوَآنِ‎ ʾaswaʾāni	الْأَسْوَآنِ‎ al-ʾaswaʾāni	سَوْآءَانِ‎ sawʾāʾāni	السَّوْآءَانِ‎ as-sawʾāʾāni
Accusative	أَسْوَأَيْنِ‎ ʾaswaʾayni	الْأَسْوَأَيْنِ‎ al-ʾaswaʾayni	سَوْآءَيْنِ‎ sawʾāʾayni	السَّوْآءَيْنِ‎ as-sawʾāʾayni
Genitive	أَسْوَأَيْنِ‎ ʾaswaʾayni	الْأَسْوَأَيْنِ‎ al-ʾaswaʾayni	سَوْآءَيْنِ‎ sawʾāʾayni	السَّوْآءَيْنِ‎ as-sawʾāʾayni
Plural	Masculine		Feminine
	basic broken plural triptote		basic broken plural triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	سُوء‎ sūʾ	السُّوء‎ as-sūʾ	سُوء‎ sūʾ	السُّوء‎ as-sūʾ
Nominative	سُوءٌ‎ sūʾun	السُّوءُ‎ as-sūʾu	سُوءٌ‎ sūʾun	السُّوءُ‎ as-sūʾu
Accusative	سُوءً‎ sūʾan	السُّوءَ‎ as-sūʾa	سُوءً‎ sūʾan	السُّوءَ‎ as-sūʾa
Genitive	سُوءٍ‎ sūʾin	السُّوءِ‎ as-sūʾi	سُوءٍ‎ sūʾin	السُّوءِ‎ as-sūʾi

Synonyms

سَيِّئ‎ (sayyiʾ)

References

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

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