مسواک

Persian

Etymology

From Arabic مِسْوَاك‎‎ (miswāk), derived from Persian سواک‎ (sevâk, “a teeth cleaning twig made from the arak tree”), originated from pre-Islamic Persia.

Noun

مسواک • (mesvâk)

  1. toothbrush
  2. (archaic) miswak (a teeth-cleaning twig made from the Salvadora persica tree)
  • مسواک زدن‎ (mesvâk zadan)
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