See also: شوی, سوى, and س و ي

Arabic

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Root
س و ي (s w y)
18 terms

Etymology 1.1

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Pronunciation

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Verb

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سَوِيَ (sawiya) I (non-past يَسْوَى (yaswā), verbal noun سِوًى (siwan))

  1. (transitive) to equal
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Etymology 1.2

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Adjective

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سَوِيّ (sawiyy) (feminine سَوِيَّة (sawiyya), masculine plural سَوِيُّونَ (sawiyyūna) or أَسْوِيَاء (ʔaswiyāʔ), feminine plural سَوِيَّات (sawiyyāt) or سَوَايَا (sawāyā), elative أَسْوَى (ʔaswā))

  1. equal, symmetrical, proportional, parallel
  2. smooth and even
  3. straight
  4. whole, in good condition
Declension
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Descendants
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  • Ottoman Turkish: سوی (seviy)
    • Turkish: seviy

Etymology 1.3

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Verb

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سوي (form II)

  1. سُوِّيَ (suwwiya) /suw.wi.ja/: third-person masculine singular past passive of سَوَّى (sawwā)
  2. سَوِّي (sawwī) /saw.wiː/: second-person feminine singular imperative of سَوَّى (sawwā)