سوي

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See also: شوی, سوى, and س و ي

Arabic

Root
س و ي (s w y)
18 terms

Etymology 1.1

Pronunciation

Verb

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

  1. (transitive) to equal
Conjugation
Synonyms

Etymology 1.2

Adjective

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
Descendants
  • Ottoman Turkish: سوی (seviy)
    • Turkish: seviy

Etymology 1.3

Verb

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)