ساوى

See also: ساوي‎

Arabic

Etymology

From the root س و ي‎ (s-w-y).

Verb

سَاوَى • (sāwā) III, non-past يُسَاوِي‎‎ (yusāwī)

  1. to equal
  2. to equalize (بَيْنَ‎ (bayna) between something وَ‎ (wa) and something)
  3. to institute parity (بَيْنَ‎ (bayna) between something وَ‎ (wa) and something)
  4. to be worth
  5. to settle (a dispute)
  6. to cost

Conjugation

Synonyms

References

  • Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884), “سوي”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary‎, London: W.H. Allen
  • Wehr, Hans (1979), “سوي”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN

South Levantine Arabic

Root
س و ي‎

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Arabic سَاوَى‎ (sāwā).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /saː.wa/, [ˈsæː.wa]

Verb

ساوى • (sāwa) (form III, present بساوي‎ (bisāwi))

  1. (regional) to do, to make
    Synonym: عمل‎ (ʕimil)

Conjugation

    Conjugation of ساوى (sāwa)
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
past m ساويت (sawēt) ساويت (sawēt) ساوى (sāwa) ساوينا (sawēna) ساويتو (sawētu) ساوو (sāwu)
f ساويتي (sawēti) ساوت (sāwat)
present m بساوي (basāwi) بتساوي (bitsāwi) بساوي (bisāwi) منساوي (minsāwi) بتساوو (bitsāwu) بساوو (bisāwu)
f بتساوي (bitsāwi) بتساوي (bitsāwi)
subjunctive m اساوي (asāwi) تساوي (tsāwi) يساوي (ysāwi) نساوي (nsāwi) تساوو (tsāwu) يساوو (ysāwu)
f تساوي (tsāwi) تساوي (tsāwi)
imperative m ساوي (sāwi) ساوو (sāwu)
f ساوي (sāwi)
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