سوط

Arabic

Etymology

Derived from the verbal noun of سَاطَ‎ (sāṭa, “to whip, to flagellate”), from س و ط‎ (s-w-ṭ).^[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

سَوْط • (sawṭ) m (plural أَسْوَاط‎ (ʾaswāṭ) or سِيَاط‎ (siyāṭ))

whip, scourge, switch
(figuratively) any punishment
(biology) flagellum
(astronomy) an astronomical measure of approximately 4.5 degrees

Declension

Declension of noun سَوْط (sawṭ)

Singular	basic singular triptote
Singular	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	سَوْط sawṭ	السَّوْط‎ as-sawṭ	سَوْط sawṭ
Nominative	سَوْطٌ sawṭun	السَّوْطُ‎ as-sawṭu	سَوْطُ sawṭu
Accusative	سَوْطًا‎ sawṭan	السَّوْطَ‎ as-sawṭa	سَوْطَ sawṭa
Genitive	سَوْطٍ sawṭin	السَّوْطِ‎ as-sawṭi	سَوْطِ sawṭi
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	سَوْطَيْن‎ sawṭayn	السَّوْطَيْن‎ as-sawṭayn	سَوْطَيْ‎ sawṭay
Nominative	سَوْطَانِ‎ sawṭāni	السَّوْطَانِ‎ as-sawṭāni	سَوْطَا‎ sawṭā
Accusative	سَوْطَيْنِ‎ sawṭayni	السَّوْطَيْنِ‎ as-sawṭayni	سَوْطَيْ‎ sawṭay
Genitive	سَوْطَيْنِ‎ sawṭayni	السَّوْطَيْنِ‎ as-sawṭayni	سَوْطَيْ‎ sawṭay
Plural	basic broken plural triptote
Plural	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	أَسْوَاط‎‎; سِيَاط‎ ʾaswāṭ‎; siyāṭ	الْأَسْوَاط‎‎; السِّيَاط‎ al-ʾaswāṭ‎; as-siyāṭ	أَسْوَاط‎‎; سِيَاط‎ ʾaswāṭ‎; siyāṭ
Nominative	أَسْوَاطٌ‎‎; سِيَاطٌ‎ ʾaswāṭun‎; siyāṭun	الْأَسْوَاطُ‎‎; السِّيَاطُ‎ al-ʾaswāṭu‎; as-siyāṭu	أَسْوَاطُ‎‎; سِيَاطُ‎ ʾaswāṭu‎; siyāṭu
Accusative	أَسْوَاطًا‎‎; سِيَاطًا‎ ʾaswāṭan‎; siyāṭan	الْأَسْوَاطَ‎‎; السِّيَاطَ‎ al-ʾaswāṭa‎; as-siyāṭa	أَسْوَاطَ‎‎; سِيَاطَ‎ ʾaswāṭa‎; siyāṭa
Genitive	أَسْوَاطٍ‎‎; سِيَاطٍ‎ ʾaswāṭin‎; siyāṭin	الْأَسْوَاطِ‎‎; السِّيَاطِ‎ al-ʾaswāṭi‎; as-siyāṭi	أَسْوَاطِ‎‎; سِيَاطِ‎ ʾaswāṭi‎; siyāṭi

Descendants

Galician: azoute
Portuguese: açoite
Sicilian: zotta
Spanish: azote

References

↑ “سوط” in Edward William Lane (1863), Arabic-English Lexicon, London: Williams & Norgate, pages 1466-1467, meaning to mix, to stir vehemently to thoroughly combine, to whip or beat as in cooking, to move in a flurry, the twisting motion likened to the use of a whip.

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[1] “سوط” in Edward William Lane (1863), Arabic-English Lexicon, London: Williams & Norgate, pages 1466-1467, meaning to mix, to stir vehemently to thoroughly combine, to whip or beat as in cooking, to move in a flurry, the twisting motion likened to the use of a whip.