مصوت

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Arabic

Root
ص و ت (ṣ-w-t)

Etymology

Derived from the active participle of صَوَّتَ (ṣawwata, to make a loud cry, to vote).

Pronunciation

Noun

مُصَوِّت (muṣawwitm (plural مُصَوِّتُون (muṣawwitūn))

  1. (politics) voter, elector
  2. (linguistics, phonetics) vowel
    Synonym: صَائِت (ṣāʔit)

Declension

Adjective

مُصَوِّت (muṣawwit)

  1. active participle of صَوَّتَ (ṣawwata).
  2. sonorous, resounding

Declension

Descendants

  • Azerbaijani: müsəvvit
  • Persian: مصوت
  • Ottoman Turkish: مصوت

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic مُصَوِّت (muṣawwit).

Noun

مصوت (musavvit)

  1. that makes a sound, noise or cry
  2. (linguistics, phonetics) vowel
  3. microphone

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