سوى

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See also: شوی, سوي, and س و ي

Arabic

Root
س و ي (s w y)
18 terms

Pronunciation

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Verb

سَوَّى • (sawwā) II (non-past يُسَوِّي (yusawwī), verbal noun تَسْوِيَة (taswiya))

  1. to equalize
  2. to make even, to straighten
  3. to settle (a dispute)
  4. to smooth
  5. to reconcile (بَيْنَ (bayna))
  6. to regularize
  7. to restore
    • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 75:3-4:
      أَیَحۡسَبُ ٱلۡإِنسَـٰنُ أَلَّن نَّجۡمَعَ عِظَامَهُۥ (٣) بَلَىٰ قَـٰدِرِینَ عَلَىٰۤ أَن نُّسَوِّیَ بَنَانَهُۥ (٤)
      3. Thinketh man that We shall not assemble his bones? 4. Yea, verily. We are Able to restore his very fingers!

Conjugation

    Conjugation of سَوَّى (II, final-weak, full passive, verbal noun تَسْوِيَة)
verbal noun
الْمَصْدَر 		تَسْوِيَة
taswiya
active participle
اِسْم الْفَاعِل 		مُسَوٍّ
musawwin
passive participle
اِسْم الْمَفْعُول 		مُسَوًّى
musawwan
active voice
الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
singular
الْمُفْرَد 		dual
الْمُثَنَّى 		plural
الْجَمْع
1st person
الْمُتَكَلِّم 		2nd person
الْمُخَاطَب 		3rd person
الْغَائِب 		2nd person
الْمُخَاطَب 		3rd person
الْغَائِب 		1st person
الْمُتَكَلِّم 		2nd person
الْمُخَاطَب 		3rd person
الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative
الْمَاضِي 		m سَوَّيْتُ
sawwaytu 		سَوَّيْتَ
sawwayta 		سَوَّى
sawwā 		سَوَّيْتُمَا
sawwaytumā 		سَوَّيَا
sawwayā 		سَوَّيْنَا
sawwaynā 		سَوَّيْتُمْ
sawwaytum 		سَوَّوْا
sawwaw
f سَوَّيْتِ
sawwayti 		سَوَّتْ
sawwat 		سَوَّتَا
sawwatā 		سَوَّيْتُنَّ
sawwaytunna 		سَوَّيْنَ
sawwayna
non-past (imperfect) indicative
الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع 		m أُسَوِّي
ʔusawwī 		تُسَوِّي
tusawwī 		يُسَوِّي
yusawwī 		تُسَوِّيَانِ
tusawwiyāni 		يُسَوِّيَانِ
yusawwiyāni 		نُسَوِّي
nusawwī 		تُسَوُّونَ
tusawwūna 		يُسَوُّونَ
yusawwūna
f تُسَوِّينَ
tusawwīna 		تُسَوِّي
tusawwī 		تُسَوِّيَانِ
tusawwiyāni 		تُسَوِّينَ
tusawwīna 		يُسَوِّينَ
yusawwīna
subjunctive
الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب 		m أُسَوِّيَ
ʔusawwiya 		تُسَوِّيَ
tusawwiya 		يُسَوِّيَ
yusawwiya 		تُسَوِّيَا
tusawwiyā 		يُسَوِّيَا
yusawwiyā 		نُسَوِّيَ
nusawwiya 		تُسَوُّوا
tusawwū 		يُسَوُّوا
yusawwū
f تُسَوِّي
tusawwī 		تُسَوِّيَ
tusawwiya 		تُسَوِّيَا
tusawwiyā 		تُسَوِّينَ
tusawwīna 		يُسَوِّينَ
yusawwīna
jussive
الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم 		m أُسَوِّ
ʔusawwi 		تُسَوِّ
tusawwi 		يُسَوِّ
yusawwi 		تُسَوِّيَا
tusawwiyā 		يُسَوِّيَا
yusawwiyā 		نُسَوِّ
nusawwi 		تُسَوُّوا
tusawwū 		يُسَوُّوا
yusawwū
f تُسَوِّي
tusawwī 		تُسَوِّ
tusawwi 		تُسَوِّيَا
tusawwiyā 		تُسَوِّينَ
tusawwīna 		يُسَوِّينَ
yusawwīna
imperative
الْأَمْر 		m سَوِّ
sawwi 		سَوِّيَا
sawwiyā 		سَوُّوا
sawwū
f سَوِّي
sawwī 		سَوِّينَ
sawwīna
passive voice
الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول
singular
الْمُفْرَد 		dual
الْمُثَنَّى 		plural
الْجَمْع
1st person
الْمُتَكَلِّم 		2nd person
الْمُخَاطَب 		3rd person
الْغَائِب 		2nd person
الْمُخَاطَب 		3rd person
الْغَائِب 		1st person
الْمُتَكَلِّم 		2nd person
الْمُخَاطَب 		3rd person
الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative
الْمَاضِي 		m سُوِّيتُ
suwwītu 		سُوِّيتَ
suwwīta 		سُوِّيَ
suwwiya 		سُوِّيتُمَا
suwwītumā 		سُوِّيَا
suwwiyā 		سُوِّينَا
suwwīnā 		سُوِّيتُمْ
suwwītum 		سُوُّوا
suwwū
f سُوِّيتِ
suwwīti 		سُوِّيَتْ
suwwiyat 		سُوِّيَتَا
suwwiyatā 		سُوِّيتُنَّ
suwwītunna 		سُوِّينَ
suwwīna
non-past (imperfect) indicative
الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع 		m أُسَوَّى
ʔusawwā 		تُسَوَّى
tusawwā 		يُسَوَّى
yusawwā 		تُسَوَّيَانِ
tusawwayāni 		يُسَوَّيَانِ
yusawwayāni 		نُسَوَّى
nusawwā 		تُسَوَّوْنَ
tusawwawna 		يُسَوَّوْنَ
yusawwawna
f تُسَوَّيْنَ
tusawwayna 		تُسَوَّى
tusawwā 		تُسَوَّيَانِ
tusawwayāni 		تُسَوَّيْنَ
tusawwayna 		يُسَوَّيْنَ
yusawwayna
subjunctive
الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب 		m أُسَوَّى
ʔusawwā 		تُسَوَّى
tusawwā 		يُسَوَّى
yusawwā 		تُسَوَّيَا
tusawwayā 		يُسَوَّيَا
yusawwayā 		نُسَوَّى
nusawwā 		تُسَوَّوْا
tusawwaw 		يُسَوَّوْا
yusawwaw
f تُسَوَّيْ
tusawway 		تُسَوَّى
tusawwā 		تُسَوَّيَا
tusawwayā 		تُسَوَّيْنَ
tusawwayna 		يُسَوَّيْنَ
yusawwayna
jussive
الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم 		m أُسَوَّ
ʔusawwa 		تُسَوَّ
tusawwa 		يُسَوَّ
yusawwa 		تُسَوَّيَا
tusawwayā 		يُسَوَّيَا
yusawwayā 		نُسَوَّ
nusawwa 		تُسَوَّوْا
tusawwaw 		يُسَوَّوْا
yusawwaw
f تُسَوَّيْ
tusawway 		تُسَوَّ
tusawwa 		تُسَوَّيَا
tusawwayā 		تُسَوَّيْنَ
tusawwayna 		يُسَوَّيْنَ
yusawwayna

Synonyms

Descendants

  • Gulf Arabic: سَوَّى (səwwə, “to make, to do”)
  • Hijazi Arabic: سَوَّى (sawwa, “to make, to do”)
  • Maltese: sewwa
  • 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 (followed by genitive)
    لَا أُحِبُّ سِوَى تِلْكَ الْمَرْأَةِ.
    lā ʔuḥibbu siwā tilka l-marʔati.
    I love no one but that woman.
    مَن سَيَفْتَدِي طُهْرَ الْعِرَاقِ سِوَانَا؟
    man sayaftadī ṭuhra l-ʕirāqi siwānā?
    Who will save the purity of the Iraq if not us?
    • a. 1165, ابن التلميذ , edited by Oliver Kahl, The Dispensatory of Ibn At-Tilmīḏ الأقراباذين الكبير (Islamic Philosophy, Theology and Science. Texts and Studies; 70), Leiden: Brill, published 2007, →ISBN, page 71 Nr. 79:
      سفوف لأصحاب السعال مع خلفة
      شاه بلوط وقشور اللوز الأحمر الرقيق وخروب شامي وخرنوب نبطي وطين أرمني مغسول وصمغ عربي ونشاء وبزر بقلة وخشخاش يحمص سوى الطين ويستعمل
      A powder for those who suffer from the cough in conjunction with diarrhoea
      Sweet chestnut, the peels of dainty reddish almonds, Syrian carob, Nabataean carob, washed Armenian bole, gum-arabic, starch, purslane seeds, and poppy. (This) is roasted except the bole, and used.

Declension

Declension of noun سِوًى (siwan)
Singular singular in ـًى (-an)
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal سِوَى
siwā 		السِّوَى
as-siwā 		سِوَى
siwā
Nominative سِوًى
siwan 		السِّوَى
as-siwā 		سِوَى
siwā
Accusative سِوًى
siwan 		السِّوَى
as-siwā 		سِوَى
siwā
Genitive سِوًى
siwan 		السِّوَى
as-siwā 		سِوَى
siwā
    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)

Hijazi Arabic

Root
س و ي
3 terms

Etymology

From Arabic سَوَّى (sawwā).

Pronunciation

Verb

سوى • (sawwa) II (non-past يِسَوِّي (yisawwi))

  1. to do, to make
    Synonym: (rare) عمل (ʕimil)
    إيش سوَّى؟ ― ʔēš sawwa? ― what did he do?

Conjugation

    Conjugation of سوى (sawwa)
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
past m سويت (sawwēt) سويت (sawwēt) سوى (sawwa) سوينا (sawwēna) سويتوا (sawwētu) سووا (sawwu)
f سويتي (sawwēti) سوت (sawwat)
non-past m أسوي (ʔasawwi) تسوي (tisawwi) يسوي (yisawwi) نسوي (nisawwi) تسووا (tisawwu) يسووا (yisawwu)
f تسوي (tisawwi) تسوي (tisawwi)
imperative m سوي (sawwi) سووا (sawwu)
f سوي (sawwi)

South Levantine Arabic

Root
س و ي
5 terms

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Arabic سَوَّى (sawwā).

Pronunciation

Verb

سوّى • (sawwa) 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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