أسوأ

Arabic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʔas.waʔ/

Etymology 1

Root
س و ء (s-w-ʔ)

Elative of سَيِّئ (sayyiʔ, “bad, evil; abominable; foul; unseemly”).

Adjective

أَسْوَأ • (ʔaswaʔ) (feminine سُوءَى (sūʔā), masculine plural أَسَاوِئ (ʔasāwiʔ), feminine plural سُوءَيَات (sūʔayāt))

1. elative degree of سَيِّئ (sayyiʔ):
   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 (ʔaswaʔ)

Singular	Masculine		Feminine
	basic singular diptote		singular invariable
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	أَسْوَأ ʔaswaʔ	الْأَسْوَأ al-ʔaswaʔ	سُوءَى sūʔā	السُّوءَى as-sūʔā
Nominative	أَسْوَأُ ʔaswaʔu	الْأَسْوَأُ al-ʔaswaʔu	سُوءَى sūʔā	السُّوءَى as-sūʔā
Accusative	أَسْوَأَ ʔaswaʔa	الْأَسْوَأَ al-ʔaswaʔa	سُوءَى sūʔā	السُّوءَى as-sūʔā
Genitive	أَسْوَأَ ʔaswaʔa	الْأَسْوَأِ al-ʔaswaʔi	سُوءَى sūʔā	السُّوءَى as-sūʔā
Dual	Masculine		Feminine
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	أَسْوَأَيْن ʔaswaʔayn	الْأَسْوَأَيْن al-ʔaswaʔayn	سُوءَيَيْن sūʔayayn	السُّوءَيَيْن as-sūʔayayn
Nominative	أَسْوَآنِ ʔaswaʔāni	الْأَسْوَآنِ al-ʔaswaʔāni	سُوءَيَانِ sūʔayāni	السُّوءَيَانِ as-sūʔayāni
Accusative	أَسْوَأَيْنِ ʔaswaʔayni	الْأَسْوَأَيْنِ al-ʔaswaʔayni	سُوءَيَيْنِ sūʔayayni	السُّوءَيَيْنِ as-sūʔayayni
Genitive	أَسْوَأَيْنِ ʔaswaʔayni	الْأَسْوَأَيْنِ al-ʔaswaʔayni	سُوءَيَيْنِ sūʔayayni	السُّوءَيَيْنِ as-sūʔayayni
Plural	Masculine		Feminine
	basic broken plural diptote		sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	أَسَاوِئ ʔasāwiʔ	الْأَسَاوِئ al-ʔasāwiʔ	سُوءَيَات sūʔayāt	السُّوءَيَات as-sūʔayāt
Nominative	أَسَاوِئُ ʔasāwiʔu	الْأَسَاوِئُ al-ʔasāwiʔu	سُوءَيَاتٌ sūʔayātun	السُّوءَيَاتُ as-sūʔayātu
Accusative	أَسَاوِئَ ʔasāwiʔa	الْأَسَاوِئَ al-ʔasāwiʔa	سُوءَيَاتٍ sūʔayātin	السُّوءَيَاتِ as-sūʔayāti
Genitive	أَسَاوِئَ ʔasāwiʔa	الْأَسَاوِئِ al-ʔasāwiʔi	سُوءَيَاتٍ sūʔayātin	السُّوءَيَاتِ as-sūʔayāti

References

• Lane, Edward William (1863) “سوأ”, in Arabic-English Lexicon‎^[1], London: Williams & Norgate

Etymology 2

Color or defect adjective from the root س و ء (s-w-ʔ).

Adjective

أَسْوَأ • (ʔaswaʔ) (feminine سَوْآء (sawʔāʔ), common plural سُوء (sūʔ))

1. bad, evil
2. abominable
3. foul
4. unseemly, unsightly, ugly

Declension

Declension of adjective أَسْوَأ (ʔaswaʔ)

Singular	Masculine		Feminine
	basic singular diptote		basic singular diptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	أَسْوَأ ʔaswaʔ	الْأَسْوَأ al-ʔaswaʔ	سَوْآء sawʔāʔ	السَّوْآء as-sawʔāʔ
Nominative	أَسْوَأُ ʔaswaʔu	الْأَسْوَأُ al-ʔaswaʔu	سَوْآءُ sawʔāʔu	السَّوْآءُ as-sawʔāʔu
Accusative	أَسْوَأَ ʔaswaʔa	الْأَسْوَأَ al-ʔaswaʔa	سَوْآءَ sawʔāʔa	السَّوْآءَ as-sawʔāʔa
Genitive	أَسْوَأَ ʔaswaʔa	الْأَسْوَأِ al-ʔaswaʔi	سَوْآءَ sawʔāʔa	السَّوْآءِ as-sawʔāʔi
Dual	Masculine		Feminine
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	أَسْوَأَيْن ʔaswaʔayn	الْأَسْوَأَيْن al-ʔaswaʔayn	سَوْآءَيْن sawʔāʔayn	السَّوْآءَيْن as-sawʔāʔayn
Nominative	أَسْوَآنِ ʔaswaʔāni	الْأَسْوَآنِ al-ʔaswaʔāni	سَوْآءَانِ sawʔāʔāni	السَّوْآءَانِ as-sawʔāʔāni
Accusative	أَسْوَأَيْنِ ʔaswaʔayni	الْأَسْوَأَيْنِ al-ʔaswaʔayni	سَوْآءَيْنِ sawʔāʔayni	السَّوْآءَيْنِ as-sawʔāʔayni
Genitive	أَسْوَأَيْنِ ʔaswaʔayni	الْأَسْوَأَيْنِ al-ʔaswaʔayni	سَوْآءَيْنِ sawʔāʔayni	السَّوْآءَيْنِ as-sawʔāʔayni
Plural	Masculine		Feminine
	basic broken plural triptote		basic broken plural triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	سُوء sūʔ	السُّوء as-sūʔ	سُوء sūʔ	السُّوء as-sūʔ
Nominative	سُوءٌ sūʔun	السُّوءُ as-sūʔu	سُوءٌ sūʔun	السُّوءُ as-sūʔu
Accusative	سُوءً sūʔan	السُّوءَ as-sūʔa	سُوءً sūʔan	السُّوءَ as-sūʔa
Genitive	سُوءٍ sūʔin	السُّوءِ as-sūʔi	سُوءٍ sūʔin	السُّوءِ as-sūʔi

Synonyms

• سَيِّئ (sayyiʔ)

References

• Lane, Edward William (1863) “سوأ”, in Arabic-English Lexicon‎^[2], London: Williams & Norgate