سوى

See also: شوی‎, سوي‎, and س و ي‎

Arabic

Etymology

From the root س و ي‎ (s-w-y).

Pronunciation

  • (file)

Verb

سَوَّى • (sawwā) II, non-past يُسَوِّي‎‎ (yusawwī)

  1. to equalize
  2. to smooth
  3. to straighten, to make even
  4. to settle (a dispute)
  5. to reconcile (بَيْنَ‎ (bayna))
  6. to regularize

Conjugation

Synonyms

  • (to equalize, to settle (a dispute)): سَاوَى‎ (sāwā)

Descendants

  • Gulf Arabic: سَوَّى‎ (səwwə, “to make, to do”)
  • Hijazi Arabic: سَوَّى‎ (sawwa, “to make, to do”)
  • South Levantine Arabic: سوّى‎ (sawwa, “to make, to do”)

Noun

سِوًى • (siwan) m

  1. verbal noun of سَوِيَ‎ (sawiya) (form I)
  2. used in the construct state in ways which are translated into Standard Average European languages as prepositions like except, but, short of; of very frequent occurrence
    ‏مَن سَيَفْتَدِي طُهْرَ الْعِرَاقِ سِوَانَا؟‎‎
    man sayaftadī ṭuhra l-ʕirāqi siwānā?
    Who will save the purity of the Iraq if not us?

Declension

    Inflected forms
Base form سِوَا‎ (siwā)
Personal-pronoun-
including forms
Singular Dual Plural
Masculine Feminine Common Masculine Feminine
First person سِوَايَ‎ (siwāya) سِوَانَا‎ (siwānā)
Second person سِوَاكَ‎ (siwāka) سِوَاكِ‎ (siwāki) سِوَاكُمَا‎ (siwākumā) سِوَاكُمْ‎ (siwākum) سِوَاكُنَّ‎ (siwākunna)
Third person سِوَاهُ‎ (siwāhu) سِوَاهَا‎ (siwāhā) سِوَاهُمَا‎ (siwāhumā) سِوَاهُمْ‎ (siwāhum) سِوَاهُنَّ‎ (siwāhunna)

South Levantine Arabic

Root
س و ي‎

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Arabic سَوَّى‎ (sawwā).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /saw.wa/, [ˈsaw.wa]
  • (file)

Verb

سوّى • (sawwa) (form II, present بسوّي‎ (bisawwi))

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

Conjugation

    Conjugation of سوّى (sawwa)
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
past m سوّيت (sawwēt) سوّيت (sawwēt) سوّى (sawwa) سوّينا (sawwēna) سوّيتو (sawwētu) سوّو (sawwu)
f سوّيتي (sawwēti) سوّت (sawwat)
present m بسوّي (basawwi) بتسوّي (bitsawwi) بسوّي (bisawwi) منسوّي (minsawwi) بتسوّو (bitsawwu) بسوّو (bisawwu)
f بتسوّي (bitsawwi) بتسوّي (bitsawwi)
subjunctive m اسوّي (asawwi) تسوّي (tsawwi) يسوّي (ysawwi) نسوّي (nsawwi) تسوّو (tsawwu) يسوّو (ysawwu)
f تسوّي (tsawwi) تسوّي (tsawwi)
imperative m سوّي (sawwi) سوّو (sawwu)
f سوّي (sawwi)
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