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سوك

Root entry · 8 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the act of using a toothbrush or chewing stick for oral hygiene. It also extends to describe a swaying or unsteady gait, particularly in weakened animals.

Derived headwords

السِّوَاكnoun
  1. 1.
    the tooth-stickboth

    the tooth-stick

المِسْوَاكnoun
  1. 1.
    toothbrush stickboth

    The instrument used for cleaning the teeth, synonymous with 'siwak'.

سُوكnoun
  1. 1.
    its pluralboth

    its plural

  2. 2.
    to use a tooth-stickboth

    to use a tooth-stick

سَوَّكَverb
  1. 1.
    its pluralboth

    its plural

  2. 2.
    to use a tooth-stickboth

    to use a tooth-stick

تَسْوِيكnoun
  1. 1.
    cleaning teethboth

    The act of cleaning the teeth with a siwak.

اسْتَاكَverb
  1. 1.
    you do not mention the mouthboth

    you do not mention the mouth

تَسَوَّكَverb
  1. 1.
    you do not mention the mouthboth

    you do not mention the mouth

تُسَاوِكُverb
  1. 1.
    to sway unsteadilyboth

    To walk with a swaying or unsteady gait, often due to weakness or exhaustion.

Parallel reading

السواك: المسواك.
The siwak: the miswak.
السواك يجمع على سوك مثل كتاب وكتب.
The siwak is pluralized as 'suuk' like 'kitaab' and 'kutub'.
أغر الثنايا أحم اللثا ت تمنحه سوك الإسحل
Her incisors are bright, her gums are reddish, granting her the siwak of the desert plant.
وسوك فاه تسويكا.
And he cleaned his mouth with a thorough cleaning.
وإذا قلت استاك أو تسوك لم تذكر الفم.
And if you say 'istaaka' or 'tasawwaka', you do not mention the mouth.
جاءت الإبل تساوك، أي تتمايل من الضعف في مشيها.
The camels came swaying, meaning they were staggering from weakness in their walk.
إلى الله نشكو ما نرى بجيادنا تساوك هزلى مخهن قليل
To God we complain of what we see in our steeds, swaying weakly, their marrow is little.