Arabic edit

Root
س و ي (s-w-y)

Etymology edit

Verbal noun of اِسْتَوَى (istawā).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

اِسْتِوَاء (istiwāʔm

  1. verbal noun of اِسْتَوَى (istawā) (form VIII)
  2. being equable, level
  3. uniformity
  4. becoming perpendicular
  5. being upright

Declension edit

Derived terms edit

Descendants edit

  • Azerbaijani: istiva
  • Ottoman Turkish: استوا (istiva)
  • Persian: استوا