سطوة

Arabic

Etymology

Morphologically from the root س ط و (s-ṭ-w).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /satˤ.wa/

Noun

سَطْوَة • (saṭwa) f (plural سَطَوَات (saṭawāt))

  1. attack; assault
  2. power; authority; strength; supremacy
    • 2020 June 22, Midan - ميدان&#X200E, , اشتهاء الغاز.. كيف يمكن لثروات المتوسط أن تشعل الحرب؟:
      وَكَانَت رُوسِيَا تُرَاقَبٌ مِنْ بَعِيد مُسْتَخْدِمَةً سَطْوَتَهَا السِّيَاسِيَّةَ فِي مَجْلِسِ الْأَمْنِ لِصَالِحِ بَشَار.
      wakānat rūsiyā turāqabun min baʕīd mustaḵdimatan saṭwatahā s-siyāsiyyata fī majlisi l-ʔamni liṣāliḥi bašār.
      And Russia was watching from afar using its political power in the Security Council for (the sake of) Bashar.

Declension

References

  • Wehr, Hans (1979) “سطو”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN
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