Persian edit

Etymology edit

From Arabic مِسْوَاك (miswāk), derived from Middle Persian سواک (sevâk, a teeth cleaning twig made from the arak tree).

Noun edit

مسواک (mesvâk)

  1. toothbrush
  2. (archaic) miswak (a teeth-cleaning twig made from the toothbrush tree (Salvadora persica))

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