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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